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ROSE, John Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX10290 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1940, Claremont, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | East Perth, Western Australia, 1 December 1912 |
| Home Town: | Cunderdin, Cunderdin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 17 July 1942, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Memorial Plaque in Karrakatta Cemetery, Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX10290, Claremont, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX10290, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Dec 1940: | Involvement Private, WX10290, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jul 1942: | Involvement Private, WX10290, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, El Alamein |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Francis ROSE was born in East Perth, Western Australia on 1st December, 1912
His parents were Charles Frederick William ROSE and Mabel Frances LILLEY who married in WA in 1907
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