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MCKINDLEY, Keith Russell
Personal Details
Service Number: | V245248 |
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Enlisted: | 2 October 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 39 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 31 March 1922 |
Home Town: | Harcourt, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Kokoda Track, New Guinea, 30 August 1942, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Port Moresby Memorial, Port Moresby, Papua, Papua New Guinea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Harcourt A.N.A. Lodge No 240 Honor Roll, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, V245248 | |
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2 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V245248, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
30 Aug 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V245248, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF, Kokoda - Papua |
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