John David ANDREW OBE

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Service Numbers:	3327, VX146393
Enlisted:	15 December 1943
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 19 March 1925
Home Town:	South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Melbourne Grammar School, Victoria and Duntroon Military College, ACT, Australia
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Natural causes, Australia, 25 September 2007, aged 82 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian Capital Territory Garden of Remembrance

15 Dec 1943:	Enlisted VX146393
15 Dec 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, 3327
23 Jun 1945:	Involvement Lieutenant, VX146393, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe May - August 1945

11 Jun 1952:	Involvement 3327

14 May 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 3327
30 Dec 1966:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, 3327

20 Mar 1973:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, 3327

Date unknown:	Honoured Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Date unknown:	Involvement Lieutenant, VX146393

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2/17 Bn Campaign - BORNEO (B Company, Lt., 2 i/c 10 Platoon)

POST WW2 SERVICE

Unit at Discharge (20 Mar 1973) - British Commonwealth Occupation Force.

Rank at Discharge - Major.