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FARRELLY, Matthew Aloysius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX37133 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Signalman |
| Last Unit: | Army Signals Corps |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 25 May 1911 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mail Officer (Letter Carrier, Postmaster Generals~ {PMG} Dept.) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 25 November 1943, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference ~ Plot BB. Row C. Grave 1. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED THAT WE MAY LIVE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Signalman, VX37133 | |
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| 29 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX37133 | |
| 15 Aug 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, Army Signals Corps, 24th Australian Infantry Brigade ~ Signal's Section. |
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