Gerald Ernest KERN

KERN, Gerald Ernest

Service Number: WX41446
Enlisted: 3 May 1944
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 55/53 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Pemberton, Western Australia, 18 November 1924
Home Town: Pemberton, Manjimup, Western Australia
Schooling: Pemberton State School, Western Australia
Occupation: Timber Worker
Died: Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 14 May 1945, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
B5.A.27
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manjimup War Memorial, Pemberton War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, WX41446
3 May 1944: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper, WX41446, 55/53 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
3 May 1944: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX41446

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