Frederick Alfred (Blue) GIBLIN

GIBLIN, Frederick Alfred

Service Numbers: SX28542, S38174
Enlisted: 4 February 1943, Loveday, SA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 11 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Norwood, SA, 2 February 1924
Home Town: Norwood (SA), South Australia
Schooling: Marist Brothers' College Norwood
Occupation: Labourer
Died: 16 December 2008, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia
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World War 2 Service

4 Feb 1943: Involvement Private, SX28542
4 Feb 1943: Involvement Private, S38174
4 Feb 1943: Enlisted Loveday, SA
4 Feb 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX28542, 11 Infantry Battalion AMF
9 Jul 1946: Discharged
9 Jul 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX28542, 11 Infantry Battalion AMF

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Pte. Joseph Bernard and Gladys Lenora Giblin of Marchant Street, Kensington, SA.  Educated at Marist Brother's College Norwood, Frederick was quiet and reserved and very keen on reading.  In civilian life he worked at Metters Foundry for some time, then at a Munitions Factory in Islington where he left and joined the AIF in February 1942.