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LOH, John Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX87100 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Loch, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1920 |
| Home Town: | Loch, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 7 July 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Plot F. Row A. Grave 6. |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX87100 | |
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| 7 Jul 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX87100, 2nd/7th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Anthony Ralston
John Arthur was born on 20 October 1920 in Loch, Victoria, Australia,To Clyde and Florence Loh. He was the eldest of six children consisting of one brother and four sisters. John enlisted in the Australian Army on 28 August 1942, he died on 7 July 1943 (KIA) in Papua New Guinea at the age of 22, and was buried in Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea.
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