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SCHWENKE, Vernon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX34876 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1940, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia , 22 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Malaya, 27 January 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore War Memorial, Singapore Col 119 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gilgai War Memorial, Inverell Flanders House WW2 Honour Roll, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
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World War 2 Service
| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX34876, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX34876, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Jan 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX34876, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore |
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