John Ellis THORNTON OAM

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Service Numbers:	V330717, VX87673
Enlisted:	22 July 1942, Finley, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	38th Australian Cipher Section
Born:	Mildura, Victoria, 11 April 1923
Home Town:	Dareton, Wentworth, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Public Service Clerk
Died:	Natural Causes, Finley, New South Wales, November 2012
Cemetery:	Finley Lawn Cemetery, NSW
Memorials:

21 Jul 1942:	Involvement V330717
22 Jul 1942:	Involvement Sergeant, VX87673, 38th Australian Cipher Section
22 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Finley, New South Wales
22 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, VX87673
8 Aug 1946:	Discharged
8 Aug 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, VX87673

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Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 09 Jun 2008;

"For service to the community of Finley, particularly through service and sporting organisations."