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WILLIS, George James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX59174 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1941, Enlisted at Royal Park, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarram, Victoria, Australia, 12 September 1913 |
| Home Town: | Carrajung Lower, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 25 October 1942, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Plot A11, Row G, Grave 4 Headstone inscription reads: His duty nobly done Roll of Honour - Carrajung Lower, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Traralgon War Memorial, Yarram WW2 Memorial Pillars |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX59174 |
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World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Private, VX59174, Enlisted at Royal Park, Victoria |
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World War 2 Service
| 8 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX59174, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Violet Martha Willis of Yarram, Victoria