CASTLE, Brian Charles
| Service Number: | SX4452 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 1 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Russell Street School and Christian Brothers College |
| Occupation: | Lithographer |
| Died: | 28 July 2006, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Walls |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX4452, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX4452, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Aug 1945: | Discharged | |
| 29 Aug 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX4452, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
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Pte. Brian C Castle, 2/27th AIF of 247 Angus Street, Adelaide. Aged 22 on enlistment. Son of Mr and Mrs PC Castle, of 25 Gilbert Street, Adelaide. Educated at Russell Street and Christian Brothers College, gaining his QC. Played cricket and member of West Adelaide Colts Football Team. A Lithographer at Vardon's Printing House for several years. Secured first class pass at School of Mines exams. Was a member of Scotch Reg, 27th, at outbreak of war and joined for active service in June 1940. Left for Middle East in October 1940 and fought through Syrian campaign. Returning to Australia in March 1942 and then to North Queensland, then sent to New Guinea. During an engagement with the Japanese, Pte Castle escaped into the bush and for 15 days lived on jungle fruit and wild pig. While trying to make a raft, he was rescued by natives in canoes and taken to a Comando Camp and on to Port Moresby.
Information from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who have enlisted in the Second World War
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