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CHANDLER, John Richard
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX27629 |
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Enlisted: | 23 July 1942 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
Born: | Walthamstow, Greater London, England, 11 June 1921 |
Home Town: | Victoria Park, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Perth Boy's Secondary School, Western Australia |
Occupation: | French Polisher |
Died: | Killed in Action, Muschu Island, Wewak, New Guinea, 14 April 1945, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot DD. Row C. Collective Grave 2-4. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...WE WILL REMEMBER HIM". |
Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broome Z Special Unit Memorial, Victoria Park RSL Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Signalman, WX27629 | |
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23 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX27629, Z Special Unit |
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