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APPLETON, John William
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX51455 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement NX51455 | |
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27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX51455 | |
27 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX51455, 8th Divisional Supply Column (AASC), Enlisted at Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales | |
1 Jan 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, 8th Divisional Supply Column (AASC), Acting Corporal | |
4 Feb 1942: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX51455, 8th Divisional Supply Column (AASC), Executed by Japanese |
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