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DURBRIDGE, Alfred Bertram
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S42887 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, 24 December 1905 |
| Home Town: | Iron Knob, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural causes, Whyalla, South Australia, 22 May 1980, aged 74 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Iron Knob WW2 Honor Roll, Iron Knob War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, S42887, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Unley, South Australia | |
| 28 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S42887, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
| 7 Oct 1944: | Discharged Private, S42887, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
| 7 Oct 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S42887, 15 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Alfred returned from War with shrapnel wounds to his back, that caused him to be badly hunched in later life
He worked in the Australian Outback with camels, where he inherited his nickname of Afghan.
Alf lived with, and was cared for, by one of his sisters in Whyalla, South Australia, until his death at 74.
Alfred was one of 11 children.
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