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WHITCHER, John Frederick Aylwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX54954 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Southend on Sea, Kent, England, 9 December 1908 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Police Constable |
| Died: | Illness, Queensland, Australia, 15 December 1944, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Atherton War Cemetery, Queensland Plot B Row D Grave 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, VX54954 | |
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| 7 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), VX54954, Royal Park, Victoria | |
| 7 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX54954 | |
| 15 Dec 1944: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, VX54954, Australian Army Service Corps, 2nd/14th Transport Platoon |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John Frederick Aylwin WHITCHER was born in Southend on Sea, Kent, England on 9th December, 1908
His parents were Charles John Frederick WHITCHER & Florence WELCH who married in England in 1902
He enlisted in Royal Park, Victoria on 7th August, 1941
John was with the 2/14th Transport Platoon in the Australian Army Service Corps
He died of Illness in Queensland, Australia on 15th December, 1944 and is buried in the Atherton War Cemetery in Queensland & his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
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