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JONES, Geoffrey Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | V246335 |
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Enlisted: | 22 December 1941, Castlemaine, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Faraday, Victoria, Australia, 11 December 1922 |
Home Town: | Harcourt, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Orchard Employee |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 9 December 1943, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery IA. C. 14. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, North Harcourt State School No 4043 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, V246335 | |
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22 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V246335, Castlemaine, Vic. | |
21 Feb 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V246335, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Disembarked at Milne Bay on 1st March 1943. | |
9 Dec 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V246335, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
9 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V246335, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, K.I.A. |
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