Allan Arthur RIORDAN

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Service Numbers:	VX116795, V76234, VX116795
Enlisted:	12 November 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	HQ New Guinea Force
Born:	Mildura, Victoria, Australia , 27 June 1921
Home Town:	Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Truck Driver / Labourer
Died:	Injuries, New Guinea, 5 February 1944, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 2. Row F. Grave 1. Inscription: "HIS COUNTRY CALLED AND HE ANSWERED".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX116795
29 May 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V76234, General Details Depot, Enlisted for war service in the Australian Military Forces in Mildura, Victoria.
12 Nov 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX116795
5 Feb 1944:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX116795 , HQ New Guinea Force, Died at the 2nd/1st Australian General Hospital New Guinea. Cause of death was diagnosed as a brain haemorrhage sustained from injuries received in a road accident.

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