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ANDREWS, Elvin Thomas
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX46292 |
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Enlisted: | 5 July 1940, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 30 October 1917 |
Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 5 June 1945, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot DD. Row C. Grave 12. Personal Inscription ~ "HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MAY ENJOY PEACE". |
Memorials: | Alstonville War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX46292 | |
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5 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Newcastle, New South Wales | |
5 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX46292, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion | |
5 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX46292, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion, Killed in action New Guinea. |
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2/4 Battalion
Rank - Private
Son of Charles Henry and Sarah Andrews, of Goonellabah, New South Wales.