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CLAYFIELD, John Mercier
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX88736, V185083 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 11 March 1922 |
| Home Town: | Elwood, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Merit Certificate |
| Occupation: | Specially Salesman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 4 September 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 8. Row E. Grave 8. Inscription: "SO MOTE IT BE" |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX88736 | |
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| 29 Sep 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V185083, 6 Infantry Battalion AMF, Enlisted in A.M.F. at Prahran, Melbourne. | |
| 15 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX88736 | |
| 4 Sep 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/4th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron, Killed in action New Guinea. |
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