George Brushmeyer

George Brushmeyer

Personal Information
Date of Birth	27 May 1914
Place of Birth	London, England
Death	16 Oct 1943
Place of Death	Finschhafen, New Guinea
Age at Enlistment	27 years, 4 months
Address	Byford, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Foster Mother , Mrs Rose Allwood
Military Information
Reg Number	WX20085
Date of Enlistment	1 Oct 1941
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	2nd/28th Australian Infantry Battalion
Post War Details
Fate	Died of wounds New Guinea
Australian War Memorial	Australian War Memorial
Medals	1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

War Service

Enlisted at Claremont

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  Lae War Cemetery
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  Grave location

Death date given as 16 Oct 1943. The battalion history book does not list him as a casualty, but does record that a Japanese plane scored a direct hit on 'A' Company HQs at Scarlet Beach near Finschhafen.

Notes

Although married his wife had remains in the UK.