Soldier profiles
Name : RIVETT, JOHN JAMES
Service Number : VX4348
Date of Birth : 11/06/1919
Place of Birth : ROCHESTER, VIC
Known as :
Occupation on Enlistment : WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEE
Date of Enlistment : 15/11/1939
Locality on Enlistment : NORTH FITZROY, VIC
Place of Enlistment : FITZROY, VIC
Next of Kin : RIVETT, PHOEBE
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : PRIVATE
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/5 BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) :
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) : 2/5 BATTALION (17/01/1941), 2/2 PIONEERS (07/06/1941), 2/5 BATTALION (16/01/1942)
Theatres of War : GREECE, SYRIA, NEW GUINEA
Actions : FORT MERDJAYOUN (SYRIA)
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 06/12/1944
Date Died : N/A
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : FORT MERDJAYOUN (SYRIA)
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : NO
P.O.W. Camps (details) : FORT MERDJAYOUN (SYRIA)
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : SYRIA
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : NO
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6230349 [DIGITISED], Barcode 8894669 [DIGITISED]), WW2 Nominal Roll
Background : Husband of Ruth M. Rivett. Son of Phoebe Rivett.
Service & personal summary At enlistment : single. No previous military experience. At discharge : height 5 feet 10 inches, blue eyes, fair complexion, fair hair. Marital status : married. Marks / scars : tattoos chest, left & right arms. Full time war service : A.I.F. xxxxx to 06/12/1944 which included 1498 days active service (302 days within Australia & 906 days overseas). Operational service : Middle East, New Guinea areas.
