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KALACHOFF, Ivan George

Service Number:	NX20793
Enlisted:	22 May 1940, Paddington, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	General Hospitals - WW2
Born:	Ballina, New South Wales, Australia , 23 March 1919
Home Town:	Gladesville, Hunters Hill, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor mechanic
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

22 May 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX20793, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW
22 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX20793, General Hospitals - WW2
1 Mar 1941:	Involvement Private, NX20793, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Libya/North Africa
10 Jul 1942:	Involvement Private, NX20793, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein
20 Nov 1942:	Promoted Lance Corporal, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Middle East
12 Sep 1943:	Wounded Lance Corporal, NX20793, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, WIA Burep River, New Guinea (Shrapnel wound - Rt forearm)
24 Sep 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX20793, General Hospitals - WW2
24 Sep 1945:	Discharged Private, NX20793, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, NSW
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, NX20793, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA New Guinea