MARSH, Laurence Charles
| Service Number: | SX2640 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1940, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Renmark, South Australia, 18 November 1911 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Renmark Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Papua , 23 November 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea C5 B 1 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Renmark District Roll of Honour WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, SX2640 | |
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| 6 May 1940: | Involvement Private, SX2640, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 May 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 6 May 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 6 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX2640, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Henry and Catherine Marsh; husband of Selma Elizabeth Marsh, of Renmark, South Australia
Pte. Laurence Charles Marsh AIF of Renmark. Aged 32, married. Son of Mr William Henry and Mrs Catherine Marsh. Educated at Renmark Public School. Fond of cricket and was member of Crescent Cricket Club. Labourer in civil life. Enlisted in 2nd AIF on 6th May 1940. Left for overseas and tool part in desert campaign in Syria and Egypt and returned to Australa in March 1942. Sent to New Guinea and was killed in action on November 23 1942.
Information supplied from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who enlisted in the Second World War.
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