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MEEKIN, Allen John
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX30362 |
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Enlisted: | 16 March 1942 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia , 10 June 1922 |
Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Junior Storeman, Queensland Rail Department |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 19 July 1943, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot P. Row A. Grave 11. Personal Inscription ~ "THY WILL BE DONE" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Grammar School WW2 Roll of Honour, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX30362 | |
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16 Mar 1942: | Enlisted | |
16 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX30362 | |
3 Apr 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion | |
19 Jul 1943: | Discharged |
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