John Henry ARKEY

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Service Number:	NX94024
Enlisted:	30 March 1942
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	13th Small Ships Company
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 11 November 1920
Home Town:	Chatswood, Willoughby, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dry Cleaner
Died:	Injuries (Self-inflicted wound) , Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 22 April 1945, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Section A, Plot 4, Row E, Grave 24. Personal Inscription ~ "HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE. HIS MARIE AND JOHN".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement NX94024
30 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia
30 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX94024
19 Nov 1943:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 13th Small Ships Company

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