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SUTTON, William Henrey
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX191618, N460975 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1942, Hornsby, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gordon, New South Wales, Australia, 16 November 1924 |
| Home Town: | Gordon, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Certificate for entry to Secondary School |
| Occupation: | Optical Lense Grinder |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 7 August 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot MM. Row A. Grave 11. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX191618 | |
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| 3 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N460975, 9th Training Battalion (AIF), Hornsby, New South Wales | |
| 26 Dec 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) with the service number NX191618. Assigned to the 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion on 2nd March 1944. Passed away from wounds on 7th August 1945 in New Guinea. | |
| 26 Dec 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX191618 |
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