Back to search results

Trooper ORMONDE THOMAS GWARE HITCHEN

Service Number: NX20961
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Australian Cavalry Regiment

2/7

Date of Death

Died 19 December 1942

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

PORT MORESBY (BOMANA) WAR CEMETERY

A7. C. 13.

Papua New Guinea

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Australian
  • Additional Info Son of Thomas George and Zilpha Myrtle Hitchen, of Gilgandra, New South Wales.
  • Personal Inscription HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR AUSTRALIA SO THAT WE MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Introducing For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen - the exciting new way to read and share stories of the Commonwealth's war dead. Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (2)

Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (1)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

PORT MORESBY (BOMANA) WAR CEMETERY
Papua New Guinea
Number of casualties: 3826
View cemetery details