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WINTER, Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX11955 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ceylon, India, (now Sri Lanka), 24 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Belmont, Belmont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 15 May 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave No: Plot TT, Row C, Grave 15. Inscription: "Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX11955 | |
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| 29 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX11955, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Mar 1947: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Exceptional service in the field in the South West Pacific area |
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