Octavius George METCALF

METCALF, Octavius George

Service Number: VX70579
Enlisted: 3 January 1942, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
Born: Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, 13 October 1913
Home Town: Tolmie, Mansfield, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, New Guinea, 24 January 1944, aged 30 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot 1B. Row B. Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. ."
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Lance Corporal, VX70579
3 Jan 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX70579, 6th Training Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria
11 May 1942: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion

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