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MEARS, Kevin George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX13213 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 9 August 1917 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Oxy Burner - BHP Steel Works |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Greece, 27 June 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece 3. A. 13. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX13213 | |
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| 24 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX13213, 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1941: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX13213, 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion, Battle of Crete, GSW Abdomen | |
| 27 Jun 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX13213, 2nd/1st Infantry Battalion, Battle of Crete |
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