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SADLEIR, Joseph
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Sadleir, Cecil Arthur |
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| Service Number: | TX3979 |
| Enlisted: | 30 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 12 March 1907 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Presumed, Timor, 24 February 1942, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Northern Territory Memorial Adelaide River, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia Panel 4 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, TX3979 | |
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| 30 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, TX3979, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, TX3979, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion, Served in Timor and on 22 February 1942 was reported as missing. On 4 August 1946 it was recorded that on 23 February 1942 "Became missing and is for official purposes he is presumed to be dead." | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, TX3979, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cheryl Thompson
Northern Territory Memorial
Adelaide River, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia under the name of
Cecil Arthur Sadleir