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FORRESTER, Arnold William

Service Number:	VX117685
Enlisted:	13 July 1942, Port Moresby, PNG - discharged from the Militia re-enlisted in the 2nd AIF
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	39 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 25 August 1919
Home Town:	Eildon Weir, Murrindindi, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Textile worker
Died:	Natural causes, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 16 February 2020, aged 100 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

13 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX117685, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF, Port Moresby, PNG - discharged from the Militia re-enlisted in the 2nd AIF
28 Jul 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX117685, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF, Kokoda - Papua
10 Dec 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX117685, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua
6 Jun 1946:	Discharged Lance Corporal, VX117685, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF
6 Jun 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX117685, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF

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