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AITKEN, Robert Murrie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX52226 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 February 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 19 July 1923 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer (General Factory Hand) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 20 August 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot Q, Row C, Grave 16. Personal Inscription ~ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough 47th Battalion Fallen Comrades HB |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX52226 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Feb 1943: | Enlisted | |
| 19 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX52226 | |
| 20 Aug 1943: | Discharged |
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