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TERRY, Cyril Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | DX31 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, TAS, 10 February 1915 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1939: | Involvement Private, DX31, 2nd/33rd Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Darwin, NT | |
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, DX31 | |
| 24 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
An Early Enlister
In the book "Cobbers Campaigning" by Thomas Wood in Chapter 8 :Crusaders, the author speaks of Australia as having her “eagerhearts” those who were quick to enlist in 1939, when war was declared.
On page 132 it says, “C.L.Terry, 24, was working at Fink, near the South Australian border, when he got the news. He jumped the rattler for 140 miles to Alice Springs: rode on motor trucks and the mail lorry for the next 650 miles to Birdum, and jumped the rattler for the next 300 miles to Darwin.
Submitted 23 April 2021 by Karen Terry
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