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CALDWELL, Lawrence Oliver Clive
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX90608 |
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Enlisted: | 23 October 1942, Enlisted in Royal Park, Victoria and allocated to New Guinea Reinforcements, General. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kyabram, Victoria, Australia, 5 March 1909 |
Home Town: | Yarrawonga, Moira, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Tailor |
Died: | Plane Crash, New Guinea, 11 March 1943, aged 34 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Burial reference: - Plot H. Row C. Grave 12. Personal Inscription: - "DEARLY LOVED, SADLY MISSED BY LOVING WIFE BETTY & DAUGHTER JUDITH". |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yarrawonga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX90608 | |
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23 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX90608, 1st New Guinea Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Royal Park, Victoria and allocated to New Guinea Reinforcements, General. | |
24 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX90608 | |
11 Mar 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX90608, Died in Plane Crash, New Guinea. |
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