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BLACKWELL, Alan Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX11885 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 March 1941, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Semaphore, South Australia, Australia, 29 February 1912 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wool Scourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua , 23 November 1942, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B, Plot 8, Row F, Grave 6 (B8. F. 6). Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE, DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF DORRIE." |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Victor Harbor Newland Memorial Congregational Church Memorial Window, Victor Harbor War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, SX11885, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 22 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX11885, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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