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REILLY, Alexander John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX6882 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1940, Claremont, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Leederville, WA, 4 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Menzies, Menzies, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cutters assistant |
| Died: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX6882, Claremont, Western Australia | |
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| 22 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, WX6882, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jan 1941: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Aug 1941: | Promoted Sergeant, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Jul 1942: | Imprisoned El Alamein | |
| 8 Sep 1945: | Discharged Sergeant, WX6882, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, WX6882, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion |
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