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KETAPIPIA, Ketapipia
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PN682 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 June 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Pata (PNG - Private) |
| Last Unit: | 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boianai Village, District of Boianai, 1919 |
| Home Town: | Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua, Papua New Guinea |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Employed by British New Guinea (BNG) Trading Company, Waigani, New Guinea |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, 17 October 1943 |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot RR. Row A. Grave 5. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement PN682, 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Jun 1943: | Enlisted PN682 | |
| 1 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Pata (PNG - Private), PN682, 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion, Port Moresby, New Guinea |
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