Samuel Joseph SALIBA

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Service Numbers:	VX106108, V68324
Enlisted:	1 September 1942
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	39 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Valletta, Southern Harbour, Malta, 19 May 1920
Home Town:	Sunshine, Brimbank, Victoria
Schooling:	Merit Certificate
Occupation:	Wood Worker (Carpenter) employed by A. G. Spalding, Sunshine.
Died:	Died of wounds, Papua, 19 December 1942, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 1. Row E. Grave 4. Inscription: "IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL. REST IN PEACE".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sunshine Cenotaph

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement VX106108
11 Feb 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V68324, 32nd Infantry Training Battalion, Enlisted for war service in the Australian Military Forces in Footscray, Victoria.
1 Sep 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX106108, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF

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