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LAW, James William George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX16416 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 30 November 1915 |
| Home Town: | Corrimal, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Casual Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Tobruk, Libya, 30 August 1941, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya Grave Ref: 6.F.1. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX16416 | |
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| 22 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX16416, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Oct 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX16416, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked M.E. 25 Nov 1940. | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, NX16416, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 30 Aug 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX16416, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, K.I.A. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Maurice Kissane
James Law was born in New South Wales in 1915. He was the son of Mark and Violet Law. Jim was known worked as a casual labourer. He lived with his parents in Corrimal in the Illawarra district, not far from the beach.
Jim was one of the famous "Rats of Tobruk" but he was K.I.A. Jim and his comrades saw heavy fighting during the Seige of Tobruk. Lest We Forget.
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