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SECOMBE, Victor Clarence
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX12701 |
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Enlisted: | 1 January 1918 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Engineers |
Born: | Omeo, Victoria, Australia, 9 January 1897 |
Home Town: | Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory |
Schooling: | Swift's Creek SS, St Patrick's College, Ballarat, Vic. Duntroon Military College, Federal Capital Territory |
Occupation: | Professional Soldier |
Died: | Cancer, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 February 1962, aged 65 years |
Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
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28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
1 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Field Company Engineers, France | |
1 Jan 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Divisional Engineers, France |
World War 2 Service
4 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , VX12701, GOC, 7th Divisional Engineers. | |
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3 Apr 1954: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), VX12701, Major General, Engineer in Chief, Army Headquarters |
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