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GRANT, George Frederick
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX68675 |
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Enlisted: | 17 December 1941, Caulfield, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 25 March 1923 |
Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Engineer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Papua New Guinea, 5 July 1945, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery MM. A. 5. , Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
17 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Private, VX68675, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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17 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX68675 | |
5 Jul 1945: | Involvement Private, VX68675, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Aitape - Wewak, New Guinea |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graeme Cameron
Son of George William and Olive May Grant, of Auburn, Victoria
"...VX68675 Private George Frederick Grant, 2/5th Battalion. Pte Grant enlisted in Caulfield, Victoria, on 17 December 1941 and died of wounds on 5 July, 1945, age 22." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)