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BIRKIN, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX32484 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia , 27 July 1916 |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Newstead Presbyterian Church Honor Roll WW2, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
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World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX32484 | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX32484, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
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