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HOLLANDS, Beverley Dunbar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX8985 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 27 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Lockleys, City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood and Thebarton Central Schools |
| Occupation: | Metal Polisher and Truck Driver |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX8985 | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX8985, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
| 8 Feb 1946: | Discharged | |
| 8 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX8985, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs William George HOLLANDS of 7 Thanet Street, Meldreth Park, Lockleys, SA. Educated at Norwood and Thebarton Central Schools, he was fond of swimming. In civlian life, Beverley worked at Wiles Chronium Platers Ltd. and enlisted in July 1940 at the age of 19 years. He had previously served in the 13th Field Artillery Militia from the age of 18. He spent five months in the Northern Territory before leaving for overseas. Taken prisoner of war.
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