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HADDOCK, John Eric James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX1704 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chelsea, England, 29 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Victoria Park, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer (Machinist, Cyclone Fence Co) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 5 January 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot PP. Row A. Grave 9. Personal Inscription ~ "A SOLDIER AND A MAN... HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE... ALWAYS REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, WX1704 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, WX1704, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
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