Colin Douglas SIMPER

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SIMPER, Colin Douglas

Service Numbers:	SX21753, S22904
Enlisted:	20 December 1939, Southwark, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Clarendon, South Australia, 28 April 1919
Home Town:	Blackwood, Mitcham, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Died of wounds, Tarakan, Borneo, 9 June 1945, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Labuan War Cemetery
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ottoway Congregational Church WW2 Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

20 Dec 1939:	Enlisted Southwark, South Australia
21 Dec 1939:	Involvement Private, SX21753
2 Sep 1941:	Involvement Sergeant, SX21753
23 Oct 1943:	Involvement Lieutenant, S22904
9 Jun 1945:	Involvement Lieutenant, SX21753, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945
Date unknown:	Involvement
Date unknown:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX21753, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Colin Douglas SIMPER was born on 28th April, 19191 in Clarendon, South Australia

His parents were Sydney James SIMPER and Sylvia Ethel EDWARDS

"...SX21753 Sergeant Colin Douglas Simper, 2/48th Battalion, of Clarendon, SA, also served with the 43/48th Battalion, Citizens Military Forces. He was promoted to lieutenant on 23 October 1943 and died of wounds on 9 June 1945 in Borneo. He is buried at the Tarakan War Cemetery." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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