John Stevenson FILBEE

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Service Number:	NX17332
Enlisted:	27 May 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia, 15 May 1905
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Enameller
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 12 September 1943, aged 38 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot B. Row B. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "TO HIM ALL HONOR AND GLORY FOREVER" AMEN
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX17332
27 May 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX17332
27 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX17332, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
11 Apr 1941:	Involvement Private, NX17332, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, WIA
12 Sep 1943:	Involvement Private, NX17332, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns

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