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FRENCH, JOHN ALEXANDER
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
FRENCH, JOHN ALEXANDER
Date Of Birth
15 Jul 1914
Age
28
Birth Place
Crow's Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Resided Place
Australia
Date
4 Sep 1942
Date Of Death
4 Sep 1942
Fate
Killed in action
Information
2/9th Battalion (Queensland), Australian Military Forces. Parents: Albert and Lucy French, of Crows Nest, Queensland.
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
QX1071
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
319 (V.C.); Issue: 35862 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Milne Bay, New Guinea
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Infantry
Battalion
2/9th Battalion (Queensland)
Place of Death
Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
Australian Infantry
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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