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WHARTON, John William Campbell
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX23645 |
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Enlisted: | 7 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | CANTERBURY, VIC, 27 November 1914 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX23645 | |
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7 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX23645, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
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