YUSKAN, John
| Service Number: | QX24785 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 30 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 17 July 2002, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine Lawn Cemetery Columbarium LE2-99 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Dec 1941: | Involvement QX24785 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 4 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX24785, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 21 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX24785, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
John
John listed his birth year as 1922 on his attestation papers, it appears he increased his age by 2 years. Making him only 17 years old when he enlisted. Total effective period of war service 1,456 days, of 718 were in Australia & 606 were overseas.
Thursday Island - 16.8.1942 to 28.1.1943 Dutch New Guinea – left Australia 30.1.1943, returned 5.3.1944 Borneo- left Australia 1.5.1945, returned 2.11.1945 He married Molly Williams on 19th March,1946 at St James Presbyterian Church in Proserpine. They had a family of 2 boys (Trevor & Geoffrey) & 2 girls (Evelyn & Lynette).
John passed away in the Good Shepard Nursing Home in Townsville, 11th July, 2002 at the of 77 years.
Submitted 23 May 2025 by Lyn Burke
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