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COLES, John William
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX44551 |
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Enlisted: | 9 September 1941 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 1st Field Squadron, RAE |
Born: | Narooma, New South Wales, Australia, 17 February 1911 |
Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Accidental (Drowning), Aitape, New Guinea, 24 December 1944, aged 33 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot PP. Row C. Grave 13. Personal Inscription ~ "HE FOREVER MARCHES ON" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, NX44551 | |
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9 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX44551 | |
3 Mar 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 1st Field Squadron, RAE |
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