Roll of Honour - John Alexander French

John Alexander French

Service number: QX1071

Rank: Corporal

Unit: 2/9th Battalion (Infantry)

Service: Australian Army

Conflict: 1939-1945

Date of death: 4 September 1942

Place of death: Papua

Cause of death: Killed in action

Cemetery or memorial details: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea

Source: AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)

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Location on the Roll of Honour

John Alexander French's name is located at panel 33 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

Map of Commemorative area showing which panel John Alexander French's name is located

Roll of Honour circular

For the Second World War these were forms completed by the Directorate of the War Graves Services. They form the basis of the card indexes from which the original Roll of Honour was compiled.

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