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BARNARD, Lance Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX3157 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Bombadier |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/8th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston Technical College, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Joiner |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 August 1997, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, TX3157 | |
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| 11 Jun 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 2nd/8th Field Regiment | |
| 16 Nov 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, HMT "Strathmore" bound for M.E. to disembark on 17 Dec 1940. | |
| 17 Dec 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, El Alamein, 1st Battle of El Alamein. | |
| 18 Jul 1942: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, El Alamein, G.S.W. (Buttocks). | |
| 31 Oct 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2 Australian Field Artillery Training Regiment, Acting Sergeant. | |
| 6 Jan 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, Transferred back to his unit as a Bombadier. | |
| 31 Jan 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, R.T.A. from M.E. | |
| 7 Feb 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombadier, TX3157, Occupational Discharge from 702 Light Anti-Aircraft Battery RAA. | |
| 7 Feb 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, TX3157 |
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