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MINTER, Eric James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX26289 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 22 Garrison Battalion (VIC NSW) |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 13 September 1917 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Confectionist |
| Died: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, 2 July 1985, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nowra General Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX26289 | |
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| 10 Jun 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 22 Garrison Battalion (VIC NSW) | |
| 5 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX26289 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Zidane McNamara
Lieutenant Minter was Orderly Officer for 22 Garrison Battalion on August 5th, 1944 when the Japanese broke out of No.12 PoW Camp near Cowra. Three guards were killed during the breakout, and an officer was killed the following day rounding up escaped prisoners.
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