Gordon Desmond COMBE MC, MC

COMBE, Gordon Desmond

Service Number: SX6977
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
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World War 2 Service

29 Jun 1940: Involvement Captain, SX6977, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
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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