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HOLLAND, Mervyn George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX24077 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 October 1941, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Burren Junction, New South Wales, Australia, 25 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Certificate for entry to Secondary School |
| Occupation: | Station Hand / Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua , 7 December 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 5. Row B. Grave 20. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Town of Roma & Shire of Bungil WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX24077, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 15 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, QX24077, 49 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 16 Oct 1941: | Involvement Private, QX24077, 49 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 7 Dec 1942: | Involvement Lance Corporal, QX24077, 49 Infantry Battalion AMF, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua |
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"...QX24077 Lance Corporal (L/Cpl) Mervyn George Holland, 49 Battalion, of Narrabri, NSW. He was a station hand prior to enlisting in October 1941. L/Cpl Holland was killed in action in Papua on 7 December 1942. He was 26 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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