Laurence Walter LINDO

LINDO, Laurence Walter

    Service Number: SX13320
    Enlisted: 21 June 1941, Wayville, SA
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
    Born: Hawker, South Australia, 4 March 1919
    Home Town: Waikerie, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia
    Schooling: Hawker Primary School, South Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Natural Causes, Waikerie, South Australia, 8 March 2002, aged 83 years
    Cemetery: Waikerie General Cemetery, SA
    Memorials: Blanchetown District of Blanchetown WW2 Roll of Honour, Cradock War Memorial, Hawker District WW2 Roll of Honour, Hawker Institute WW2 Roll of Honour, Hawker War Memorial Park
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    World War 2 Service

    21 Jun 1941: Involvement Private, SX13320
    21 Jun 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX13320
    21 Jun 1941: Enlisted Wayville, SA
    4 Jul 1941: Transferred Private, 25/33 Garrison Battalion (SA) , Attached to H.Q P.O.W. Internment Group.
    22 Sep 1941: Transferred Private, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength.
    22 Sep 1941: Transferred Private, 3 Training Battalion, 4 M.D
    31 Oct 1941: Embarked Private, SX13320, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Entrained 4 M.D for 2 M.D - Embarked per Convoy U.S 13 for Overseas on 2 November 1941 and Disembarked Middle East, 24 November 1941 destination Dimra.
    30 Jan 1942: Transferred Private, AIF Headquarters (Egypt), Attached for Duty in Cairo
    6 Mar 1942: Transferred Private, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Rejoined unit from duties in Cairo.
    1 Jun 1942: Transferred Private, 24th Infantry Battalion, Kilo 89
    30 Sep 1942: Wounded Private, SX13320, 2nd/7th Australian General Hospital, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, Evacuated to hospital with Hepatitis.
    29 Oct 1942: Transferred Private, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength with unit.
    24 Jan 1943: Embarked Private, SX13320, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Middle East with Unit on Ship 'L1' for return to Australia, Disembarked Sydney 27th February 1943.
    8 Aug 1943: Embarked Private, SX13320, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked with Unit from Cairns on Ship Manoora after period of leave and unit jungle training, Disembarked at Milne Bay 10th August 1943.
    6 Jan 1944: Wounded Private, SX13320, 2nd/3rd Casualty Clearing Station, Milne Bay - Papua New Guinea WW2, Evacuated and placed on seriously ill list with Srub Typhus.
    23 Jan 1944: Wounded Private, SX13320, 2/1 Hospital Ship, Milne Bay - Papua New Guinea WW2, Evacuated to Ship Manunda with Malaria and scrub typhus for transfer to Australia.
    29 Jan 1944: Wounded Private, SX13320, General Hospitals - WW2, Evacuated to Queensland for treatment.
    3 Feb 1944: Wounded Private, SX13320, General Hospitals - WW2, Evacuated to N.S.W for ongoing treatment for scrub typhus and malaria.
    15 Jul 1944: Transferred Private, General Details Depot, Transferred to 4 M.D. SA L of C for Medical Board Discharge Class D,(malaria - scrub typhus) at Wayville Barracks.
    12 Oct 1944: Discharged Private, SX13320, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at Wayville on 12 October 1944.
    29 Nov 1948: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX13320
    29 Nov 1948: Discharged
    Date unknown: Involvement

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