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COLYER, Albert Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | N265417 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia, 26 November 1921 |
| Home Town: | Jamberoo, Kiama, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Jamberoo Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | late of Kanahooka, formerly of Warilla, , New South Wales, Australia, 3 April 2015, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian Capital Territory Garden of Remembrance, Jamberoo Memorial Arch |
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World War 2 Service
| 28 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N265417 | |
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| 5 Nov 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N265417, FTD 34 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 4 Jan 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 47th Infantry Battalion AMF, from 34 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 21 Jan 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N265417, 47th Infantry Battalion AMF, Townsville QLD per 'Duntroon', disembarked Milne Bay, New Guinea. RTA 28-05-1944. | |
| 31 Dec 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N265417, 47th Infantry Battalion AMF, Brisbane QLD per 'Shawnee', disembarked Torokina, Bougainville. RTA 03-05-1945. | |
| 15 Jan 1945: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N265417, 47th Infantry Battalion AMF, Bougainville, WIA - battle casualty, grenade left calf | |
| 11 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N265417 |
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