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POPPLE, Arthur Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX141971 |
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Enlisted: | 4 June 1943 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 106 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
Born: | Mernda, Victoria, Australia, 9 May 1917 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 5 February 1958, aged 40 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Yan Yean Public Cemetery Section C6 Row 1-029 |
Memorials: | Whittlesea WW2 Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
4 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX141971 | |
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14 Sep 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX141971, 106 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Embarked at Brisbane per "Hanyang", Disembarked at Buna PNG 11th October 1943. | |
14 Sep 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX141971, 106 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Embarked at Madang per "Gorgon", Disembarked at Brisbane 26th Sept 1944. | |
16 Jun 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX141971, 106 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Embarked per "Sea Barb" at Brisbanne, disembarked Morotai 29th June 1945. | |
14 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX141971, 106 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX141971 |
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