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ERSKINE, Denis Dixon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX52975 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Independent Company / Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, 22 February 1915 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Victorian Police Constable (mounted police) |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 26 July 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference ~ Plot P. Row C. Grave 9. Personal Inscription ~ "EVER REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, VX52975 | |
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| 8 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, VX52975 | |
| 13 Mar 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/3rd Independent Company / Commando Squadron |
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