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MCCARTHY, Patrick John

Service Numbers:	2400398, 2/400398
Enlisted:	7 October 1943
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 May 1925
Home Town:	Matraville, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Killed in Action, Korea, 8 October 1951, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Lance Corporal McCarthy was originally interred at Tanggok Cemetery. Portion 19 Plot and Row 5 Grave No.1026
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance

World War 2 Service

7 Sep 1943:	Involvement Corporal, 2400398, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion
7 Oct 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, 2400398, 22 Infantry Battalion AMF

Korean War Service

25 Jun 1950:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2/400398, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
22 Feb 1951:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 2400398

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