John Benedict CARMODY

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CARMODY, John Benedict

Service Number:	SX17901
Enlisted:	10 March 1942, Wayville, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Peterborough, South Australia , 2 November 1914
Home Town:	Georgetown, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Insurance broker
Died:	Heart disease, Adelaide, South Australia, 21 February 1965, aged 50 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Georgetown Memorial Hall WW2 Roll of Honour, Georgetown War Memorial Recreation Ground Gates

World War 2 Service

10 Mar 1942:	Involvement Craftsman, SX17901
10 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Wayville, SA
10 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX17901
13 Mar 1946:	Discharged
13 Mar 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX17901
Date unknown:	Involvement

History

John enlisted in the AIF on 10 March 1942. He gave his occupation as a Farm Hand. He was initially based in South Australia with the 6th Motor Brigade until he was posted to Puckapunyal to attend the Australian Armoured Fighting Vehicle School at Puckapunyal for tank gunnery course. He was considered to “show some promise as a Tank Commander” with more practice and experience. He was detached to 2/2 Armoured Tank Workshop in NSW the following year before attending the Jungle Warfare School at Canungra in Queensland. Then followed a short period back in South Australia before returning to Queensland with 2/9 Australian Armoured Regiment to continue training.
In March 1945 the regiment received orders to prepare for overseas service and in May John sailed from Cairns on board the “Sea Barb” for Morotai, North Borneo. The 2/9th was to take part in the amphibious landings, codenamed OBOE, with the intention to reoccupy areas of Borneo and the Dutch East Indies. The regiment supported the 9th Division landings at Tarakan and then Labaun and Brunei Bay in British North Borneo by engaging Japanese fortifications and providing mobile fire support. The regiment remained on Borneo until the end of December when it returned to Australia and was disbanded in early 1946. John was formally discharged on 13 March 1946

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