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LAVERCOMBE, Anthony
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX8089 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 17 April 1917 |
| Home Town: | Scarborough, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Died at sea (Nino Bixio), At sea (Nino Bixio), Mediterranean Sea, 17 August 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Col 96, |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX8089 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 26 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX8089, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Aug 1942: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cherilyn McMeekin
Anthony was the eldest of three children. His parents separated in 1922 and his father died in 1935. His younger brother Nicholas also served in WWII and also died as a POW, dying of illness in 1943.