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ABERLE, John Roughton
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX239 |
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Enlisted: | 12 December 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia , 3 December 1920 |
Home Town: | South Perth, South Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Wesley College |
Occupation: | Warehouseman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Ulu Pandan, Malaya, 12 February 1942, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore War Memorial, Singapore Col 135 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery, South Perth Wesley College Lych Gate |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX239 |
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World War 1 Service
12 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX239, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion, South Perth, WA |
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World War 2 Service
12 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX239, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick John and Margaret Rose Aberle, of Perth, Western Australia.