MCBRATNEY, John
| Service Number: | NX125115 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narranderra, New South Wales, Australia., 1 July 1923 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Kings School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Jackeroo |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Tarakan, Borneo, 2 May 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery Plot 15, Row B, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Darlington Point Memorial Centre and Gates, Darlington Point War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX125115 | |
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| 4 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX125115, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John McBRATNEY was born in Narrandera, NSW on 1st July, 1923
His parents were John Wallace McBRATNEY & Ethel Molyneux ROYDS who married in Sydney in 1918
He also served with the 34th Infantry Battalion (SN N169212)
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His Obituary from the Riverina Grazier Newspaper on 11th May, 1945 reads -
"Private John McBratney
The sad news was received on Tuesday by Mr. & Mrs. J.W. McBratney of Toganmain that their elder son, Pte John McBratney, who has been serving in an infantry battalion, had been killed in action on 1st May.
The deceased lad was aged 21 and spent his childhood at Toganmain.
He was educated at the Kings School, Parramatta and been engaged in pastoral work on Gurley Station Moree, before his enlistment
He saw a period of service of nine months in New Guinea but recently had been back in Australia, before embarking on the expedition in which he met his death.
Much sympathy has been expressed for his father and mother and his brother and sister"
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