Herbert John DEANE-FREEMAN

DEANE-FREEMAN, Herbert John

Service Number: VX78358
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX78358
23 Mar 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX78358, 6th Training Battalion, 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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