Lawrence Henry READ

READ, Lawrence Henry

Service Number: VX53096
Enlisted: 9 April 1941, Royal Park, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion
Born: Terang, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1919
Home Town: Cobden, Corangamite, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, New Guinea, 16 August 1943, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot N. Row B. Grave 9. Personal Inscription ~ "THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; I SHALL NOT WANT"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Morwell War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX53096
9 Apr 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd Training Battalion (AIF), Royal Park, Victoria
17 Sep 1942: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Killed in action

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