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Pvt John Clyde Auton

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Pvt John Clyde Auton Veteran

Birth
Tasmania, Australia
Death
20 Jan 1942 (aged 27)
Singapore
Burial
Kranji, North West, Singapore GPS-Latitude: 1.419215, Longitude: 103.7581355
Plot
Sp. Mem. 1. B. 3.
Memorial ID
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Firstly enlisted on 27 October 1939 at Marrickville, New South Wales.

NX6322 Pte - R. L. D. Infantry Wing

Discharged 4 April 1940.

Enlisted 1st July 1940 at Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

NX55735 - 2/19 Australian Infantry Battalion

John was killed in battle and his body buried at the time by his friends. The exact position of the body could not be located by War Grave Commission after the War.

Parents - James & Kathleen Auton

Spouse - Grace Auton

Commemorated in Australia at Newton, New South Wales and Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T.
Firstly enlisted on 27 October 1939 at Marrickville, New South Wales.

NX6322 Pte - R. L. D. Infantry Wing

Discharged 4 April 1940.

Enlisted 1st July 1940 at Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

NX55735 - 2/19 Australian Infantry Battalion

John was killed in battle and his body buried at the time by his friends. The exact position of the body could not be located by War Grave Commission after the War.

Parents - James & Kathleen Auton

Spouse - Grace Auton

Commemorated in Australia at Newton, New South Wales and Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T.

Gravesite Details

Private, Australian Infantry. Age: 27.


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