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TATE, Francis Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX135895, V44131 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1940, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 15 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick East, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electroplater (metal worker) |
| Died: | Accidental, New Guinea, 7 July 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot R, Row A, Grave 5. Inscription: "Duty nobly done...ever remembered. R.I.P." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX135895 | |
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| 22 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V44131, 58th Infantry Battalion, Brunswick, Victoria | |
| 14 Apr 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) with the service number VX135895. Assigned to the 58/59th Australian Infantry Battalion. Killed by a grenade explosion at Komiatum, Morobe District, New Guinea. | |
| 14 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX135895, 58/59 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
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