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SALTER, Henry Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX41039 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 4 June 1916 |
| Home Town: | Redan, Ballarat North, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dana Street Primary, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Textile Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 30 September 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 1. Row E. Grave 15. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX41039, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX41039, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Matt Salter
Son of Hurdsfield and Eliza Ellen Salter of Redan,
Victoria, Australia 3356.
Brother to Ivy, George, John and Ernest.
His duty nobly done.
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