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SCOTT-HOLLAND, Garry Horace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX86473 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Plymouth, England, 8 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Saint Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Intelligence Dept, Brisbane (Unemployed) |
| Died: | Accidental (Mortar Bomb fuse explosion), New Guinea, 10 December 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot K. Row B. Grave 11. Personal Inscription ~ "FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH" |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX86473 | |
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| 29 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX86473 | |
| 29 Sep 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/7th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron |
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