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MONAGHAN, Patrick Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX140839, V509297 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1942, Stawell, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 2 December 1923 |
| Home Town: | Stawell, Northern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Junior Standard |
| Occupation: | Farming |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 4 March 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot DD. Row D. Grave 5. Personal Inscription ~ "REQUIESCAT IN PACE" |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stawell Other Wars Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, VX140839 | |
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| 7 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V509297, 6th Training Battalion, Stawell, Victoria | |
| 24 May 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX140839 | |
| 27 Dec 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper, VX140839, 2nd/9th Cavalry Commando Squadron |
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