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APPLETON, Gregory Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX132937 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company |
| Born: | Aspendale, Victoria, Australia , 7 June 1923 |
| Home Town: | Elizabeth Bay, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Leaving Certificate |
| Occupation: | Tyre Adjuster |
| Died: | Illness (Paralytic ileus), New Guinea, 18 March 1944, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot D. Row D. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ "LOVE ETERNAL". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, NX132937 | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX132937 | |
| 28 Oct 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company | |
| 18 Mar 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX132937, New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company, Died from Paralytic ileus following an appendicectomy. |
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