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GARRY, John Gerard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX60662 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murrumburrah, NSW, Australia, 3 June 1913 |
| Home Town: | Garryowen, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Sydney, NSW, Australia, 24 August 1949, aged 36 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, NX60662 | |
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| 23 Aug 1940: | Enlisted NX60662 | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement NX60662, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, WIA | |
| 4 Sep 1943: | Involvement NX60662, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, WIA | |
| 24 Aug 1944: | Discharged Lance Corporal, NX60662, Posting at discharge - 2 Reinf 2/17 Bn | |
| 24 Aug 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, NX60662 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Lance Corporal, NX60662, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
WIA El Alamein
WIA New Guinea
Nickname "Rex" from death notice (Ryerson)