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STEWART, Eric
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX137192, N5277 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1941, Bombala, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bombala, New South Wales, Australia , 22 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Bombala, Bombala, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 24 January 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Site: Plot E. Row D. Grave 13. Inscription: "R.I.P...IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR SON AND BROTHER ERIC FROM FOND PARENTS" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX137192, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N5277, Bombala, New South Wales | |
| 15 Nov 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and assigned service number - NX137192. Assigned to 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion. Killed in action, New Guinea. | |
| 15 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX137192, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
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