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KRAEFFT, Donald Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX115818 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1941, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Field Company (Squadron) RAE |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales Australia , 20 July 1922 |
| Home Town: | Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Church of England Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | 14 November 2010, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , NX115818, 2nd/5th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. | |
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| 31 Jul 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/5th Field Company (Squadron) RAE | |
| 17 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX115818 | |
| 6 Sep 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX115818, 2nd/5th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Embarked per USAT ‘Jason Lee’. | |
| 17 Sep 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX115818, 2nd/5th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Disembarked Port Moresby (New Guinea). | |
| 28 Feb 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX115818, 2nd/5th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Disembarked at Brisbane SS ‘Taroona’ from Port Moresby (New Guinea). | |
| 12 Jun 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX115818, 2nd/5th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Embarked Cairns, Landing Ship, Tank (LST) for Morotai (Indonesia). | |
| 31 Aug 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX115818, 2nd/5th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Embarked at Morotai per Landing Ship, Tank 397 for Balikpapan (Borneo). | |
| 7 Feb 1946: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX115818, 2nd/5th Field Company (Squadron) RAE, Disembarked Brisbane from Balikpapan (Borneo) as per SS ‘Austral Victory’. | |
| 7 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX115818 |
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Australian Rugby Union Representative 1947-1948.
Wallaby #351 6 Caps.
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