John Charles MCGAFFIN

MCGAFFIN, John Charles

Service Number: WX17869
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, WX17869
3 Dec 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX17869, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion

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