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LUSCOMBE, Gilbert Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX3870 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 May 1940, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia., 14 January 1919 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 8 December 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 5. Row E. Grave 8. Inscription: "HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE". |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates, Port Pirie Garden of Memory War Cemetery Memorial, Port Pirie Garden of Memory War Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 May 1940: | Involvement Private, SX3870, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX3870, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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