John Raymond BEAUMONT

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Service Number:	VX22662
Enlisted:	10 June 1940
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit:	1st Water Transport Group
Born:	Glenferrie, Victoria, Australia , 29 December 1908
Home Town:	Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic
Died:	Injuries, New Guinea, 24 March 1943, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B, Plot 5, Row D, Grave 2. Inscription: "Husband of Marie, Daddy of Joan and Wendy. Always remembered. R.I.P."
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement VX22662
10 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, VX22662
24 Mar 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, 1st Water Transport Group , Died due to injuries sustained in an explosion aboard the water transport vessel A.S. 6 at Oro Bay, New Guinea.

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