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SEARLE, Ernest Richard
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX141929, V32737 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 June 1941, Port Fairy, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia , 29 November 1910 |
| Home Town: | Port Fairy, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dried Milk Grader |
| Died: | Coronary Occlusion , New Guinea, 13 April 1944, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot F. Row B. Grave 16. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY & NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Yarra Street Methodist Church 1939-1945 Roll of Honour, Port Fairy St. John's Anglican Church Roll of Honor WW2, Port Fairy War Memorial, Port Fairy War Memorial (New) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, VX141929 | |
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| 5 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V32737, 4th Field Regiment, Port Fairy, Victoria | |
| 26 Jun 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, 4th Field Regiment, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and assigned service number - VX141929. Died from illness, New Guinea. | |
| 26 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX141929, 4th Field Regiment |
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