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REILLY, Gavan John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX52512 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 July 1940, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 20 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Point Piper, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockbroker's clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Buna, Papua New Guinea, 19 December 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX52512, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX52512 | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Involvement Trooper, NX52512, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...NX52512 Trooper Gavan John Reilly, 2/7th Cavalry Regiment. Tpr Reilly was killed in action on 19 December 1942 in an ambush near Buna. He is buried in Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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