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ROSE, John Alwyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX18242 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | ALLORA, QLD, 27 September 1915 |
| Home Town: | Gooray, Goondiwindi, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 19 September 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Plot A 111, Row G, Grave 14 Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX18242 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX18242, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1942: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry James and Clara Rose; husband of Irene Ida Florence Rose of Sandgate, Queensland