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TOPIPIN, Topipin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PN973 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 November 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Pata (PNG - Private) |
| Last Unit: | 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Matama, Village, District of New Britian, Territory of Papua and New Guinea., 1928 |
| Home Town: | Lae, Morobe Province, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Houseboy (Kokopo) |
| Died: | Illness, Territory of Papua and New Guinea, 2 May 1944 |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 8. Row F. Grave 8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement PN973, 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1943: | Enlisted PN973 | |
| 9 Nov 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Pata (PNG - Private), 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion, Lae, New Guinea | |
| 2 May 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Pata (PNG - Private), 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion, Died of lobar pneumonia at the Camp District Hospital, Bisiatabu, New Guinea. |
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