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KEDDIE, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX105370, V305526 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| Born: | Maffra, Victoria, Australia, 12 February 1922 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Intermediate Certificate |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental (Drowning), New Guinea, 15 August 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot LL. Row A. Grave 1. Personal Inscription ~ "CALLED TO HIGHER SERVICE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, VX105370 | |
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| 27 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V305526, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX105370 | |
| 16 Jul 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 127 Brigade Workshop |
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