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SANGSTER, Murray James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | WX35973, W25488 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia , 29 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher (Junior) |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 20 March 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot GG. Row B. Grave 12. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX35973 | |
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| 28 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX35973, 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Nov 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W25488, 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and assigned service number - WX35973. Taken on strength with 2/2 Infantry Battalion. Died of wounds, New Guinea. |
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