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NANKIVELL, Kenneth Sydney George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX80158 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1914 |
| Home Town: | Ormond, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fruiter and Florist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 19 June 1945, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Burial reference: - Plot QQ, Row B, Grave 12. Personal Inscription: - "DEVOTED HUSBAND OF HEATHER,DADDY OF MARGARET. . .LOVED ALWAYS". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dandenong Shire Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX80158 | |
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| 1 Nov 1944: | Involvement Private, VX80158, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Edwin Frank Nankivell and Florence Sarah Margaret Richmond married 23th October 1895 in Maldon, Victoria.
Wife: - Heather May McPherson (married 1941 in Dandenong, Victoria), of Ormond, Victoria.
Trove
The Dandenong Journal,Wed 27 Jun 1945 - Pge 4
ON ACTIVE SERVICE
Nankivell. —On June 19th, died of wounds at Wewak, VX8O158,' Kenneth S. G. Nankivell, dearly loved husband of Heather (nee McPherson) and darling
daddy of Margaret, and devoted son-in-law of Mr. A. W. G. McPherson, and the late Mrs. McPherson and family
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