George William LANHAM

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Service Number:	VX26758
Enlisted:	14 June 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 19 January 1914
Home Town:	Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Slaughterman
Died:	Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. Panel 24.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX26758
14 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX26758, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion

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