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FUSS, Desmond Frank
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | S21488, SX39129 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 October 1941, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 8 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | College Park, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Paper Sorter |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Old Reynella, South Australia, 30 April 2023, aged 102 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Norwood Football Club War Veterans |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S21488, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 17 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S21488, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF, Australia's Front Line (incl Darwin Defenders) | |
| 8 Aug 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S21488, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF, At this point the Unit became part of the 2nd AIF ' and its soldiers thus enlisted, for overseas service. | |
| 21 Aug 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX39129, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF, Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 20 Aug 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX39129, 27 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
Des Fuss
27th Bn (South Australian Regiment)
Submitted 14 December 2020 by Barrie Fuss