George Gilbert KILLINGBECK

KILLINGBECK, George Gilbert

Service Number: VX47277
Enlisted: 29 July 1940, Caulfield, Vic.
Last Rank: Lance Sergeant
Last Unit: 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion
Born: Castlemaine, Vic., 19 September 1913
Home Town: Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Rail Assistant Driver
Died: Killed in Action, Tarakan, Tarakan, Borneo, 3 May 1945, aged 31 years
Cemetery: Labuan War Cemetery
15 B 7
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Merbein Memorial Gates, Merbein Memorial Walls, Yandoit & Yandoit Hills Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Lance Sergeant, VX47277
29 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, VX47277, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Caulfield, Vic.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Charles and Bridget Killingbeck, of Merbein, Victoria, Australia.

HE LOVED LIFE - BUT AUSTRALIA BETTER EVER REMEMBERED...OUR LOVED ONE