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SYNAN, Michael Gabriel
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX136440, V126100 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1941, Fish Creek, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leongatha, Victoria, Australia., 28 September 1915 |
| Home Town: | Fish Creek, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Certificate for entry to Secondary School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 16 December 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot 1A, Row B, Grave 14. Inscription: "Rest in Peace." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fish Creek & District Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, VX136440 | |
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| 25 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V126100, 22 Infantry Battalion AMF, Fish Creek, Victoria | |
| 2 Jan 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) with service number VX136440, he was assigned to the 22nd Australian Infantry Battalion on 29th November 1943 and was killed in action on 16th December 1943 in New Guinea. | |
| 2 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX136440, 22 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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