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AYTON, Geoffrey Campbell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX1897 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 106 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 16 November 1914 |
| Home Town: | Tambar Springs, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Self-Inflicted Wound , New Guinea, 9 November 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Section A. Plot 8. Row D. Grave 26. Personal Inscription ~ "I THANK MY GOD UPON EVERY REMEMBRANCE OF THEE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gunnedah Cenotaph, Gunnedah Remembrance Grove |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX1897, 106 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
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| 2 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX1897 |
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