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BARCROFT, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX8377 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1940, 2/6 Field Ambulance |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Hull, England, 22 April 1904 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Quarryman |
| Died: | Myocardial Degeneration, Ateriosclerosis, Adelaide, South Australia, 1 April 1983, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Victor Harbor General Cemetery, South Australia Ashes spread in Native Garden around plots 65,66,67,68 |
| Memorials: | Payneham RSL Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, SX8377, 2/6 Field Ambulance | |
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| 9 Jul 1940: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SX8377 | |
| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, SX8377, 2nd/6th Field Ambulance | |
| 29 Dec 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, SX8377, 2nd Field Ambulance, 2/6 Field Ambulance Marched out from Woodside 2/8/40 Embarked to Middle East |
Middle East Area of Operations Service
| 29 Dec 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, SX8377, 2nd/8th Field Ambulance, 29/12/1940 - 20/11/1945 Middle East 456 New Guinea 361 NEI 172 1968 Effective Days Service in Aust 791 Days Service overseas 989 Days |
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World War 2 Service
| 27 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
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| 27 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, SX8377, 2nd/6th Field Ambulance |
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