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MCDIARMID, Oswald Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX553 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Independent Company / Commando Squadron |
| Born: | New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia, 21 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | New Norfolk, Derwent Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electric Welder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 5 May 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot P. Row D. Grave 3. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, New Norfolk War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, TX553 | |
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| 7 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX553 | |
| 11 Sep 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/3rd Independent Company / Commando Squadron |
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