Gordon Edward CORRIE

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Service Numbers:	QX61028, Q151179
Enlisted:	27 March 1944
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia , 17 April 1922
Home Town:	Hill End, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Truck Driver / Baker
Died:	Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 1 August 1945, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 4. Row C. Grave 26. Inscription: "HE DIED AN AUSTRALIAN HERO THE NOBLEST DEATH OF ALL".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, QX61028
10 Jun 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q151179, Enlisted in the Australian Military Forces (A.M.F.).
27 Mar 1944:	Enlisted
27 Mar 1944:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX61028
1 Aug 1945:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX61028, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF

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