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MIETHKE, Geoffrey Ronald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX1461 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 November 1939, Woodside, SA |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woodville, SA, 27 June 1916 |
| Home Town: | Alberton, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 24 Nov 1939: | Involvement Major, SX1461, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Woodside, SA | |
| 24 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, SX1461, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 16 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, SX1461, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Cross |
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 1959. Geoffrey is mentioned a large amount of times throughout the book, and detailed in the index at the rear of the book, as is the citation for the MC - Military Cross awarded for service at the KB Mission, Milne Bay, New Guinea on the night of 27/28 Aug 1942.
Submitted 17 June 2020 by Maxwell HILL