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SUMMERS, Claude
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX48004 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2/1 Guard Regiment |
| Born: | Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia , 5 October 1909 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 7 May 1945, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot QQ, Row D, Grave 14. Inscription: "Greater love hath no man." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Red Cliffs War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX48004 | |
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| 27 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48004 | |
| 19 Jun 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2/1 Guard Regiment, Assigned to the 2/1 Guard Regiment on June 19, 1944, and killed in action on May 7, 1945, at Cape Wom, New Guinea. |
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