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PIETSCH, Ernest Benard

Personal Details

Service Number:	VX43648
Enlisted:	2 July 1940
Last Rank:	Signalman
Last Unit:	Lines of Communication Signals
Born:	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia, 20 July 1919
Home Town:	Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack, Victoria
Schooling:	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia , 31 May 2006, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Grave Location: Lawn Section, Row RG, Grave 15.
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World War 2 Service

2 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX43648
2 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX43648, 6th Infantry Training Battalion , Enlisted as Private VX43648 in the 6th Infantry Training Battalion AIF.
21 Mar 1941:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, 1st Signal Training Battalion, Promoted from Private to Signalman on Completion of Signals Training.
1 Sep 1941:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, VX43648, 1st Signal Training Battalion, Embarked Sydney, Australia Bound for the Middle East. Disembarked Middle East 25th September 1941.
13 Oct 1941:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, Army Signals Corps, Transferred from Signals Training to Australian Signals Corps AIF.
26 Jan 1943:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, VX43648, Army Signals Corps, Embarked Middle East Bound for Sydney, Australia. Disembarked Sydney, Australia 27th February 1943.
26 Aug 1943:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, VX43648, Lines of Communication Signals, Embarked Townsville, Queensland Aboard Vessel D33 "HMAS Canberra" Bound for Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Disembarked Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 29th August 1943.
1 Aug 1944:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, VX43648, Lines of Communication Signals, Embarked Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Bound for Townsville, Australia. Disembarked Townsville, Australia 3rd August 1944.
27 Sep 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX43648
27 Sep 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, VX43648, Lines of Communication Signals, Discharged on Demobilisation in Melbourne, Victoria as Signalman VX43648. Last Active Posting 19th LofC Signals AIF.

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• Ernest Bernard Pietsch WW2 AIF Signalman VX43648 Gravestone Geelong Eastern Cemetery Victoria
• Ernest Bernard Pietsch WW2 AIF Signalman VX43648 Nominal Roll
• Ernest Bernard Pietsch WW2 AIF Signalman VX43648 Service Records

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