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EVELEIGH, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX11233 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia, 14 June 1921 |
| Home Town: | Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 24 October 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference ~ Plot DD. Row B. Grave 6 Personal Inscription ~ "BELOVED SON OF ETHEL AND THE LATE THOMAS EVELEIGH" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, NX11233 | |
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| 27 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX11233, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jun 1943: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
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