Service No.
VX92357 (V377184)
Hebrew Date
23 Iyyar 5705
Hebrew Date
כ״ג בְּאִיָּר תש״ה
How Died
Killed in Action
Cemetery
Lae War Cemetery & Memorial, Papua New Guinea
Service Details
2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, AIF. Previous 4th Employment Coy
Occupation
Knitting hosiery mechanic
Place of Enlistment
Footscray, Victoria
Locality on Enlistment
69 Patterson Street, North Carlton
Date of Enlistment
16/3/1942
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born 30 August 1923 Telechani District, Pinsk, Poland. Son of D Klitenik deceased & Faiga Klitenik. Szymon lived at 69 Patterson Street, North Carlton. Guardian & friend: Moses Hiller 643 Lygon Street, North Carlton. Szymon departed the Port of London as an Alien passenger for Australia 22/4/1939 age 15. His last address was Jewish Shelter, Mansell Street, London. He travelled with other refugees but no family.