ACWORTH, Malcolm Maurice
| Service Numbers: | QX57226, Q102639 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1941, Annerley, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 December 1921 |
| Home Town: | Cannon Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Cannon Hill School |
| Occupation: | Meat Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Tambu Bay, New Guinea, 1 September 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Plot M, Row C, Grave 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Annerley, Queensland | |
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| 3 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX57226, 15 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 4 Dec 1941: | Involvement Q102639, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Mar 1943: | Embarked Private, QX57226, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Taroona, Townsville | |
| 27 Aug 1943: | Involvement Private, QX57226, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion, Milne Bay - Papua New Guinea WW2 |
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Son of Walter Cornelius ACWORTH and Elizabeth WANDS
Husband of Mary Valentine ELLIS, of Cannon Hill, Queensland - married 31st January, 1942
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Other Service No. Q102639 (15th Battalion)
Rank: Private
14 March 1943 - Disembarked at Milne Bay
Medals: 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Australian Service Medal
"QX57226 Private Malcolm Maurice Acworth, 15th Battalion, of Cannon Hill, Qld. He enlisted in the Citizens' Military Force in 1941 and served in New Guinea from March 1943. In August he enlisted in the AIF. Pte Acworth was killed in action near Tambu Bay, New Guinea on 1 September 1943. He was 21 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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