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DEANE-FREEMAN, Herbert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX78358 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 March 1942, Caulfield, Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Certificate of Merit |
| Occupation: | Labourer / Tile Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 1 December 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot CC. Row A. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ DUTY NOBLY DONE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX78358 | |
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| 23 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX78358, 6th Training Battalion (AIF), Caulfield, Victoria. | |
| 11 Nov 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX78358, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Killed in action. |
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