George Arthur TEATES

TEATES, George Arthur

Service Number: WX39766
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
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World War 2 Service

12 Jun 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX39766, Guildford, Western Australia
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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Biography contributed

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