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MCGAFFIN, John Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX17869 |
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Enlisted: | 3 December 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Lawlers, Western Australia, Australia, 4 July 1905 |
Home Town: | Dalkeith, Nedlands, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Butcher |
Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 17 September 1943, aged 38 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot D. Row C. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX17869 | |
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3 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX17869, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion |
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