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THORPE, Eric Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX31619 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1940, Royal Park, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 3 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, Maroondah, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Article Pupil Surveyor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 17 January 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery JJ C 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Croydon Civic Centre War Memorial, Croydon RSL Memorial Honour Roll, Croydon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, VX31619 | |
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| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX31619, Royal Park, Vic. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frank Hovey Thorpe and Jessie Thorpe, of Croydon, Victoria.
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