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BLENCOWE, Maurice George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX49451 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 October 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leeton, new South Wales, 25 December 1921 |
| Home Town: | Leeton, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 2 October 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Plot T, Row C, Grave 13 Roll of Honour Leeton, Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial, Leeton Mountford Park WW2 Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX49451, 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Paddington, New South Wales | |
| 21 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX49451, 2nd/13th Infantry Battalion |
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2/13 Battalion
Rank - Private
Son of Richard Allan and Dorothy Mabel Blencowe, of North Brighton, New South Wales