James William BOLE

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Service Number:	V501768
Enlisted:	27 August 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 7 September 1921
Home Town:	Fitzroy, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Unemployed
Died:	Self-Inflicted Wound, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 24 October 1945, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Plot D, Row B, Grave 3. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY AND FEARLESSLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 31/51 Australian Infantry Battalion (AIF) Roll of Honour, Cairns - 31/51 Australian Infantry Battalion

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, V501768
27 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V501768, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Date unknown:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V501768, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF

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