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BALL, Thomas Lawrence
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX52296 |
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Enlisted: | 4 April 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 4 February 1903 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Cook |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 12 December 1943, aged 40 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton War Memorial, Nagambie War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX52296 | |
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4 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX52296, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
12 Dec 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX52296, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
9 Mar 1945: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns |
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