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ASTILL, Herbert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX31188 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1940, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 4 November 1914 |
| Home Town: | Rouse Hill, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Papua, 4 December 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Section B, Plot 1, Row D, Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ "I WILL REMEMBER NO GREATER LOVE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, NX31188 | |
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| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Corporal, NX31188, Paddington, New South Wales | |
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX31188, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
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