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COUCH, Sydney James David
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX3241, V507211 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia , 13 July 1915 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ice Carrier |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 September 1997, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX3241 | |
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| 16 Dec 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX3241 | |
| 24 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V507211 | |
| 30 Nov 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V507211 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Val Stevens
Sydney was the second son of Sydney Herbert Couch and Ellen Sarah Loughlin.
He first enlisted on 23 October 1939 and was married 3 February 1940 to Loris Lorna Dickfos, before embarking on the HMTY 1 on 14 April 1940.
He was discharged on 16 December 1941 as medically unfit after losing two fingers on his right hand on 5 May 1941.
He again enlisted on 18 February 1943