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TEATES, George Arthur
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX39766 |
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Enlisted: | 12 June 1943 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Wonnerup, Western Australia, 3 August 1924 |
Home Town: | Wonnerup, Busselton, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Unknown |
Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Tarakan, Borneo, 2 June 1945, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park Of Remembrance War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
12 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX39766, Guildford, Western Australia | |
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12 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, WX39766, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
13 Jun 1943: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, WX39766, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
2 Jun 1945: | Involvement Lance Corporal, WX39766, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
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George Arthur TEATES was born in Wonnerup in Western Australia on 3rd August, 1924
His parents were Arthur TEATES & Ivy May BACKSHELL
His father Arthur TEATES (SN W30834) served in the 19th Garrison Battalion during WW2 and was discharged on 12th December, 1946