John Richard CHANDLER

CHANDLER, John Richard

Service Number: WX27629
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Signalman, WX27629
23 Jul 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX27629, Z Special Unit

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