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AYLIFFE, Jim
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX1572 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 December 1939, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia , 14 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer (Unemployed) |
| Died: | Scrub typhus, New Guinea, 20 January 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Section B, Plot 1, Row F, Grave 27. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY DONE HE RESTS IN PEACE". |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kingscote & District WW2 Honour Roll, Kingscote War Memorial, Wisanger WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Dec 1939: | Involvement Corporal, SX1572, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 4 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX1572, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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