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BOOTHROYD, Oscar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | V235909 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waubra, Victoria, Australia., 13 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Waubra, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand / Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 3 September 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot D. Row A. Grave 12. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, V235909 | |
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| 27 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V235909, 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 13 May 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 24th Infantry Battalion |
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