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DOUGLAS, Thomas George

Service Number:	NX201879
Enlisted:	21 July 1943, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 15 December 1924
Home Town:	Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Student (Wool Student)
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 13 June 1945, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" (CWGC) Official Commemoration ~ Panel 3, Lae War Memorial, Lae District, Morobe, Papua New Guinea.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lae Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX201879
21 Jul 1943:	Enlisted Private, NX201879, Enlisted at Paddington, NSW
21 Jul 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX201879
2 Mar 1944:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of thomas George and Alice Douglas of Haberfield, NSW