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KLITENIK, Szymon
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX92357, V377184 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 March 1942, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Telechanic District, Pinsk, Poland, Central Europe, 30 August 1923 |
| Home Town: | Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hosiery Operative / Knitting Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 6 May 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot LL. Row A. Grave 2. Personal Inscription ~ "DIED FIGHTING FOR THE FREEDOM OF HIS ADOPTED COUNTRY" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Victorian Jewish War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX92357 | |
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| 19 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V377184, 19th Australian Infantry Training Battalion, Caulfield, Victoria | |
| 17 May 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX92357, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
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