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MCGAVIN, Peter James Alexander

Service Numbers:	2/878, 2878
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, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Townsville HB - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

World War 2 Service

26 Apr 1940:	Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, 65th Australian Infantry Battalion (BCOF Japan)

Korean War Service

25 Jun 1950:	Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, 2/878, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
28 Sep 1950:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, 2878

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