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SETTREE, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | N263463 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 11 March 1922 |
| Home Town: | Stanmore, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Technical School Qualification. |
| Occupation: | Tanner |
| Died: | Injuries, New Guinea, 31 October 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 2. Inscription: "ETERNAL HAPPINESS THEY SHARE WHO ARE NOT LOST, BUT GONE BEFORE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, N263463 | |
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| 20 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N263463 | |
| 31 Oct 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Driver, N263463, Australian Army Service Corps, Assigned to the 9th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, he died from severe 2nd and 3rd degree burns after spoiled benzine accidentally ignited while it was being sprayed onto a pile of rotting rations in preparation for burning. |
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