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HURST, Keith
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX19427 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 April 1943, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Port Pirie, SA, 13 September 1922 |
| Home Town: | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Solomontown Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Accidental, Australia, 8 May 1943, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Albury War Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Port Pirie WW2 Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Apr 1943: | Involvement Private, SX19427 | |
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| 20 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 20 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX19427 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Pte. Keith Hurst of 3 Simpson Street Solomontown, aged 20. Son of Mrs M E and the late William Charles Hurst of Solomontown. Educated at Solomontown Public School. Fond of boxing a keen amateur boxer. Butcher in civil life employed by W Sharman Solomontown also by E K Harker. Enlisted in 3rd Coy AASC AIF on 20th April 1943 and was killed in an accident on NSW after three weeks in camp. He left three brothers and three sisters and seven cousins serving in the Forces.
Information supplied from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who enlisted in the Second World War.
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