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AKISTER, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX4855 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Grange-over-Sands, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England, 24 June 1911 |
| Home Town: | Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Libya, 3 January 1941, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Sollum, Egypt Burial reference: - Plot 17. Row H. Grave 10. Personal Inscription: - "UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, NX4855 | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, NX4855, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
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