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GREER, James Dobson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX6412 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 October 1939, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alphington, Victoria, 25 July 1909 |
| Home Town: | Whorouly, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Germany), Greece, 2 September 1941, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Oxley War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Private, VX6412, Wangaratta, Victoria | |
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| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX6412, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Apr 1941: | Imprisoned "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941 | |
| 2 Sep 1941: | Involvement Private, VX6412, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...VX6412 Private James Dobson Greer, 2/8th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Private Greer, aged 32, died on 2 September 1941, as a Prisoner of War (POW), after being reported missing in action in May 1941 while defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion. He was the son of William James Greer and Mary Elizabeth Greer, of Whorouly South, Vic. He is buried in the Phaleron War Cemetery Section 2, Row E, Plot 12." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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