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HACKETT, Clarence Gregory
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX2448 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wilmington, SA, 20 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Port Elliot, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Balikpapan, Balikpapan, Borneo, 1 July 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Valley Honour Roll, Victor Harbor Newland Memorial Congregational Church Memorial Window |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1940: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, SX2448, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 23 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, SX2448, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jun 1941: | Honoured Military Medal, Siege of Tobruk, For Gallantry, courage and coolness at Tobruk 3/4 May 1941. Presented to his mother Mrs N Hackett |
Non Warlike Service
| 10 Oct 1941: | Honoured Military Medal |
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World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal |
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Personal Stories
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "Purple and Blue - the history of the 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion AIF (the Adelaide Rifles) 1st published 1958. Clarence is mentioned a few times in the book, and detailed in the index at the rear of the book, as is the citation for the MM - Military Medal awarded for service at Tobruk in May 1941.
Submitted 17 June 2020 by Maxwell HILL
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