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MAHALM, Frederick George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX51608 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 7 March 1918 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 4 November 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: U. B. 15., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, NX51608 | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted NX51608, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1941: | Involvement NX51608, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement NX51608, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 4 Nov 1943: | Involvement Lance Corporal, NX51608, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, DOW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
"At first light 4 Nov, L/Cpl F.G. Mahalm, of 14 Platoon, C Coy, when he endeavoured to take food to his Section, was sniped and died of his wounds. Throughout the day fire was exchanged and hand grenades were constantly thrown by both sides."
[Source publication: "A History of 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion 1940-45"]