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MCLARNEN, James Lloyd Kitchener
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX9946 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Casino, New South Wales, Australia , 20 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua New Guinea, 2 January 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX9946 | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX9946, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
James Lloyd McLARNEN was born in Casino in New South Wales on 20th October, 1916
His parents were Patrick James McLARNEN & Beatrice Clift COLLISON who married in Queensland on 26th April, 1916
He married Lynda Grace TRIGGELL in Queensland on 4th September, 1937
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His father Patrick James McLARNEN (SN 50887) served during WW1 in the Australian Army (49th Infantry Battalion) and was Killed in Action on 21st October, 1916 - the day after his son was born
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