John William APPLETON

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Service Number:	NX51455
Enlisted:	27 June 1940
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	8th Divisional Supply Column (AASC)
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22 October 1909
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Massacred, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 4 February 1942, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement NX51455
27 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX51455
27 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX51455, 8th Divisional Supply Column (AASC), Enlisted at Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales
1 Jan 1941:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 8th Divisional Supply Column (AASC), Acting Corporal
4 Feb 1942:	Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX51455, 8th Divisional Supply Column (AASC), Executed by Japanese

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