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HORNE, John Jacob
Personal Details
Service Number: | Q107927 |
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Enlisted: | 19 May 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 61 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 20 July 1920 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Suicide, New Guinea, 18 August 1943, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 61st Infantry Battalion Queensland Cameron Highlanders Roll of Honour, Rocky Creek 61st Infantry Battalion Queensland Cameron Highlanders |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, Q107927 | |
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19 May 1941: | Enlisted | |
19 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q107927, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
18 Aug 1943: | Discharged | |
Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q107927, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
Timeline
-19 May 1941 : ENLISTED :as Air Crew but was put into infantry as signaller
-27th July 1942 : Arrived at Guinea on 'Bontekoe'
-7th Sep 1942 : Battle of Milne Bay
-26th Dec 1942 : Casualty Clearing Station 110 : Guinea
-1 Jan 1943 : Casualty Clearing Station 6th : QLD
-13 March 1943 : Warwick Hospital
-27 Jul 1943 - Guinea 21 BN arrived
-18 Aug 1942 : DIED Guinea
Submitted 13 January 2021 by Steven Horne