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ELLENBY, Malcolm Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX1166 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Plympton, SA, 4 June 1918 |
| Home Town: | St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Flinders Park Staff of the South Australian Gas Company Roll of Honour, Municipality of St Peters Citizens Who Have Enlisted Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Nov 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, SX1166, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, SX1166 | |
| 6 Apr 1942: | Discharged | |
| 6 Apr 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, SX1166 | |
| 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 Battalion AIF (The Adelaide Rifles), 1st published in 1958. Malcolm's name is mentioned a number of times throughout the book, and detailed in the index at the rear of the book, as is the citation for the Military Cross awarded for service at Tobruk in 1941.
Submitted 15 June 2020 by Maxwell HILL