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MCGAVIN, Peter James Alexander
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2/878 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia , 22 August 1919 |
Home Town: | Cobar, Cobar, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Killed in action, Korea, 5 November 1950, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Warrant Officer McGavin was originally interred at Sukchon Cemetery. Portion 2 Plot and Row 5 Grave No.54 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Townsville HB - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
Service History
World War 2 Service
26 Apr 1940: | Involvement 2nd AIF WW 2, Warrant Officer Class 2, 65th Australian Infantry Battalion (BCOF Japan) |
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Korean War Service
25 Jun 1950: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, SN 2/878, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
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