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ISAACHSEN, Oscar Cedric
Personal Details
Service Number: | SX2915 |
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Enlisted: | 7 May 1940 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Mannum, South Australia, Australia, 5 June 1911 |
Home Town: | Mannum, Mid Murray, South Australia |
Schooling: | Pulteney Grammar School Adelaide, University of Adelaide, South Australia |
Occupation: | Solicitor |
Died: | Natural Causes, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Australia, 28 April 2009, aged 97 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Adelaide Pulteney Grammar School WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
7 May 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, SX2915, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion, Syria - Operation Exporter, Adelaide, SA | |
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7 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, SX2915, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
1 Oct 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, SX2915, 36 Infantry Battalion AMF, Containment / Amphibious Operations in New Britain | |
21 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, SX2915, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
14 Feb 1946: | Honoured Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Bougainville, Gazetted 14 February 1946 for services October 1944- June 1945 in New Britain / Bougainville as Commanding Officer 36 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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