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COMBE, Gordon Desmond
Personal Details
Service Number: | SX6977 |
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Enlisted: | 29 June 1940, Wayville, SA |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia, 12 June 1917 |
Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
Schooling: | Norwood High School, South Australia |
Occupation: | State Parliament Clerk |
Died: | Natural Causes, 10 June 2002, aged 84 years, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot: Charles Newman, Rose Bed CN4, Position 41 Memorial ID 151936871 |
Memorials: | Municipality of St Peters Citizens Who Have Enlisted Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
29 Jun 1940: | Involvement Captain, SX6977, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX6977, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Wayville, South Australia, Australia | |
29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted SX6977, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
3 Oct 1943: | Honoured Military Cross, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua, Outstanding Leadership, Coolness & Courage, 3 October 1943, New Guinea, South West Pacific Area of Operations | |
7 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
7 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, SX6977, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at Wayville, South Australia, Australia | |
7 Nov 1945: | Discharged SX6977, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
Date unknown: | Honoured Military Cross |
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