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MERICUM, Felix
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PN436 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 April 1943, Port Moresby, New Guinea |
| Last Rank: | Pata (PNG - Private) |
| Last Unit: | 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boda Village, Manam Island, Madang, Papua, 1918 |
| Home Town: | Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Taxi Driver, Rabaul |
| Died: | Illness, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, 29 May 1943 |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 8. Row F. Grave 11. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement PN436, 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Pata (PNG - Private), PN436, 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion, Port Moresby, New Guinea | |
| 29 May 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Pata (PNG - Private), PN436, 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion, Died of spinal meningitis at Gemo Island Native Hospital, New Guinea. |
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