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IFOULD, Austen Hamilton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX4853 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 17 December 1915 |
| Home Town: | Burnside (SA), Burnside City Council, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineering Student |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 24 December 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Naval Military and Air Force Club of SA Inc WW2 Honour Roll, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, SX4853, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Jun 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, SX4853, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, Taken on Strength from Reinforcements | |
| 29 Nov 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Captain, SX4853, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Kokoda - Papua |
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