Lionel Jack DRISCOLL

DRISCOLL, Lionel Jack

    Service Number: VX28674
    Enlisted: 19 June 1940
    Last Rank: Bombardier
    Last Unit: 2nd later 2nd/2nd Heavy (later Composite) Anti Aircraft Regiment
    Born: St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 20 March 1915
    Home Town: Not yet discovered
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Clerk
    Died: Rosanna, Victoria, Australia, 26 May 1990, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria
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    World War 2 Service

    19 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, VX28674
    19 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX28674, Anti Aircraft Training Regiment/s / units, On the 19th June 1940 Lionel Jack Driscoll Enlisted with the AIF as Gunner VX28674 with the 2nd Anti Aircraft Regiment AIF (2AAR).
    5 Mar 1941: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX28674, 2nd AIF Anti Aircraft Units, On the 5th March 1941 he Embarked Melbourne, Australia Bound for the Palestine, Middle East.
    17 Jan 1942: Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX28674, 2nd AIF Anti Aircraft Units, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, On the 17th January 1942 he was Evacuated to Hospital Suffering from a Fractured Mandible (Broken Jaw).
    4 Nov 1942: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX28674, 2nd AIF Anti Aircraft Units, On the 4th November 1942 he Embarked the Middle East, Bound for Milne Bay, New Guinea.
    10 Apr 1945: Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX28674, 2nd later 2nd/2nd Heavy (later Composite) Anti Aircraft Regiment, On the 10th April 1945 he Embarked from New Guinea, Bound for Labuan Island.
    8 May 1945: Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, 2nd later 2nd/2nd Heavy (later Composite) Anti Aircraft Regiment, On the 8th May 1945 he was Promoted to Bombardier.
    26 Oct 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, VX28674
    26 Oct 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, VX28674, 2nd later 2nd/2nd Heavy (later Composite) Anti Aircraft Regiment, On the 26th October 1945 he was Discharged from the AIF. Last Active Unit was the 2nd/2nd Heavy (later Composite) Anti Aircraft Regiment.

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