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NOBBS, Herbert Metcalfe King
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX42172 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Norfolk Island, 21 May 1913 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Norfolk Island |
| Occupation: | Sawmiller |
| Died: | Illness, Longridge, Norfolk Island, 20 November 1992, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Norfolk Island Cemetery, Kingston, Norfolk Island |
| Memorials: | Norfolk Island Departed Comrades Pictorial Honour Roll, Norfolk Island RSL Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX42172 | |
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| 18 Aug 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, NX42172, 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE |
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Herbert Metcalfe NOBBS was born in Borfolk Island on 21st May, 1913
His parents were Benjamin Branker NOBBS & Harriet Sybelle KING
He married Dolores Pearl BUFFETT in Norfolk Island in 1936 - divorced 1943
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His brother Adrian Branker King NOBBS also served during WW2 and died in Malaysia on 10th February, 1942
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