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STEWART, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX9531 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Scotland, 14 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Manjimup, Manjimup, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sleeper Cutter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 19 March 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Site: Plot M. Row A. Grave 1. Inscription: "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BELOVED SON WHO DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE" |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle No 2 Aust. Ind. Coy. 2/2 Aust. CDO Squdn Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement WX9531 | |
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| 4 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, WX9531 | |
| 11 Jul 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/2nd Commando Squadron, Assigned to 2/2 Commando Squadron. Killed in action on 19th March 1944, Jappa village, Madang District, New Guinea. |
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