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MCWATERS, Colin James
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX123154 |
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Enlisted: | 27 November 1942 |
Last Rank: | Sapper |
Last Unit: | 53rd Field Park Company |
Born: | Chiltern, Victoria, Australia, 12 February 1924 |
Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Merit Certificate |
Occupation: | Butcher / Shop Assistant |
Died: | Injuries (tractor overturned), New Guinea, 24 December 1943, aged 19 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot E. Row B. Grave 12. Personal Inscription ~ "DUTY NOBLY DONE...SADLY MISSED" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, VX123154 | |
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27 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX123154 | |
20 Aug 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 53rd Field Park Company |
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