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JONES, Walter John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | VX137906, V285779 |
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Enlisted: | 10 March 1942 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Nar Nar Goon North, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 1911 |
Home Town: | Nar Nar Goon, Cardinia, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Scrub Typhus, New Guinea, 6 January 1944, aged 32 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot B. Row A. Grave 15. Personal Inscription ~ "FOREVER I'LL REMEMBER" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nar Nar Goon Honor Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX137906 | |
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10 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V285779, 10th Training Battalion | |
23 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX137906, 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
23 Mar 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to AIF and allocated number VX137906 |
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