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LOCKYER, Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX40624 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1943, Northam, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Roebourne, Western Australia, 23 January 1924 |
| Home Town: | Port Hedland, Port Hedland, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman/Station hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Tarakan, Borneo, 16 May 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Wangaratta 2/24th Infantry Battalion Memorial Wall, Whim Creek Lockyer Brothers Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Sep 1943: | Enlisted Private, WX40624, Northam, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Sep 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX40624, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 May 1945: | Involvement Private, WX40624, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe May - August 1945 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Samuel and Sylvia Lockyer, of Leederville, Western Australia.
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED SON & BROTHER...JESUS HAVE MERCY
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