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MAILMAN, Gilbert Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX18432 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 July 1941, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Mitchell, Queensland, Australia, 24 March 1920 |
| Home Town: | Mitchell, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua New Guinea, 7 December 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mitchell & Districts War Memorial, Mitchell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX18432, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 16 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX18432, 49 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 17 Jul 1941: | Involvement Private, QX18432 | |
| 7 Dec 1942: | Involvement Private, QX18432, 49 Infantry Battalion AMF, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Gilbert Harry MAILMAN was born in Mitchell, Queensland on 24th March, 1920
His parents were Gilbert MAILMAN & Elsie COLLINS who married in Queensland on 31st May, 1919
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