GARDNER, Colin Maxwell
| Service Number: | SX712 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 October 1939, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 6 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Price, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Price Public and Croydon Central Schools, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Employed by Ocean Salt Co. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Milne Bay, PNG, Papua, 28 August 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Port Moresby Memorial, Port Moresby, Papua, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial, Price and District Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Oct 1939: | Involvement Private, SX712, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 25 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX712, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Son of Mr and Mrs SM Gardner, of Price. Educated at Price Public and Croydon Central Schools. Fond of football, cricket tennis and golf. Was Secretary of Cricket Club at time of enlistment, taking part in Cricket Carnivals in the country and in Adelaide. Also played with AIF in England in 1940. In civil life he was employed by Ocean Salt Co. Enlisted in October 1939 and left for overseas in May 1940. He served in Tobruk, Egypt and Syria, returning to Australia in March 1942. Killed in action on August 26 1942.
Information from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who have enlisted in the Second World War.
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