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CARKEET, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX68866 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1941, Caulfield, VIC |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Laura, South Australia, Australia, 7 February 1923 |
| Home Town: | Clunes, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk, Union Bank of South Australia. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 6 September 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot A. Row B. Grave 3. Personal Inscription ~ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN". |
| Memorials: | Albury 2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion Albury's Own Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clunes War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Dec 1941: | Involvement Private, VX68866, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Caulfield, VIC | |
| 18 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX68866, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
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