GILFUIS, Daniel Patrick
Service Numbers: | 21136, NX139771 |
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Enlisted: | 21 July 1942, Mataranka, Northern Territory |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | BCOF Base Ordnance Depot |
Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, 12 February 1921 |
Home Town: | Tingha, Guyra, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
21 Jul 1942: | Involvement Private, 21136 | |
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21 Jul 1942: | Involvement Private, NX139771 | |
21 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Mataranka, Northern Territory | |
21 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 21136 | |
19 Jul 1948: | Discharged Private, NX139771, BCOF Base Ordnance Depot | |
19 Jul 1948: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 21136 |
My dad
My dad you’re so humble man will loved did not talk too much about the war of what he did tell me I can understand my my like a dick is didn’t talk about it was in the good times and the bad times in their days they spent behind nines and cleanups time is in 2/1136 And his other three brothers and Henry bill and Bernie for me to war three come home uncle Henry was killed in New Guinea who is a private sunny in for 12 months light other soldiers who is machine gun at Port Moresby he put his age up to get in do you want to be like his brothers name didn’t realise that much so no but I still have my father shit box is kitbag his dog tags and photos that you took when is in Japan on service if disarm in land mines and other things so is my uncle Bill is there to I’m not sure vehicle Bernie was the date to tell me about one incident that happened in Japan and his best friends is disarm in a bomb and taking the coil out accidentally touch the side and bloom away he said they walked around Pickney mum for tweezers and I think that played on his mind every Anzac Day the soldiers would have things like that play on their mind a lot of people don’t understand what is done to people and men and women install today so Australia should have a lot of respect for the soldiers that serve for our country and served many years ago I hope this is a lot I’m Daniel Patrick Junior
Submitted 17 January 2022 by daniel patrick gilfuis