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SQUIRES, Ernest Stewart
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX136333, V265249 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1941, Lakes Entrance, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Lakes Entrance, Victoria, Australia, 2 April 1923 |
| Home Town: | Lakes Entrance, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 9 December 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Site: Plot 1A. Row C. Grave 12. Inscription: "HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lakes Entrance and District War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX136333 | |
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| 16 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V265249, 37th Infantry Battalion, Lakes Entrance, Victoria | |
| 8 Dec 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) with service number VX136333. Assigned to the 37/52 Australian Infantry Battalion. Killed in action on 9 December 1943 in New Guinea. | |
| 8 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX136333 |
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