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JOHNSTONE, Eric Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX5936 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 15 April 1915 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver / Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 1 December 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot 1B. Row A. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ "TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN BY HIS LOVING WIFE & SONS" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inglewood War Memorial, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW2, Toowoomba St. James' Roll of Honour, Toowoomba WW2 Roll of Honour Book, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX5936 | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 7 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX5936, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1943: | Discharged |
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