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HORNHARDT, Richard Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX6309 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940, Wayville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cowell, South Australia, 30 July 1913 |
| Home Town: | Bute, Barunga West, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 20 March 1997, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Bute District Council WW2 Roll of Honor, Bute War Memorial Garden |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX6309, Wayville, South Australia | |
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| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX6309, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Nov 1940: | Transferred Private, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, 4th Regiment 2nd/10th Bn. | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, SX6309, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, Embarked Middle East on "Nieuw Amsterdam" 11/2/1942 Transhipped Bombay "Dilurra" Aust 29/3/1942 Transferred to 2/3 Machine Gun Bn.21/4/1942 | |
| 10 Sep 1942: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Reduced back to Private 14/11/1942 | |
| 4 Dec 1944: | Involvement Private, SX6309, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Aitape - Wewak, New Guinea, Embarked WEWAK per "Bontikoe" Disembark Brisbane 28/9/1945 | |
| 7 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX6309, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Nov 1945: | Discharged Private, SX6309, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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