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SHERLOCK, Wilfred Holden
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX3561 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 November 1939, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 20 May 1908 |
| Home Town: | Coleraine, Southern Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Lauriston State School, Geelong Church of England Grammar & Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 29 January 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery H D 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, VX3561 | |
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| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant, VX3561, Melbourne | |
| 6 Nov 1939: | Enlisted VX3561, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jan 1943: | Involvement Captain, VX3561, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wilfred Holden SHERLOCK was born in Malvern, Victoria on 20th May, 1908
His parents were Harold Herbert SHERLOCK & Olive Ruth PINNOCK
He married Elaine KNOX-KNIGHT in Victoria in 1942
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