HALLIFAX, John Llewellyn
| Service Number: | WX6445 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1940, Claremont, WA |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia, 7 August 1909 |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Depot Manager |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 17 July 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery, Marsa Matruh, Egypt A GOOD SOLDIER, HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR EVER |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX6445, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, WA | |
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| 2 Aug 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Dec 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Mar 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Seconded for Special Duty | |
| 17 Jul 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, WX6445, El Alamein, KIlled in Action. Attached to HQ 24th Australian Infantry Brigade | |
| 24 Jun 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, WX6445, Mentioned in Despatches - Recognised for Gallant & Distinguished service in the Middle East. |
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HQ 24 Infantry Brigade July 1942 – War Diary
17 July 1942.
“T/Capt. J.L. Hallifax, Bde T.O., was killed in action today. Capt. HALLIFAX was a most energetic officer, whose active and good – natured disposition was well-known throughout the Bde. For a long period, since Bde was in TOBRUK, Capt. HALLIFAX had acted as Camp Commandant and his hard work in this capacity had benefited all ranks of Bde HQ. Capt. HALLIFAX was forward at the time he was killed; while fwd attending to tpt matters, he came upon a group of soldiers whose off had become a casualty. Capt. HALLIFAX immediately set about reorganizing them, and while engaged in this was killed by shellfire “
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