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ARNELL, Frederick Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX41509 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 July 1940, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 January 1906 |
| Home Town: | Flemington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman and Packer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 2/4th AGH, Tobruk, Libya, 11 July 1941, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya Plot 4, Row J, Grave 10 Roll of Honour Kensington Town, Victoria, Australia, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX41509 | |
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| 10 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | |
| 10 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX41509, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Feb 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX41509, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Melbourne for M.E. Disembarking in Palestine on 23 March 1941. | |
| 23 Mar 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX41509, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
| 11 Jul 1941: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX41509, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, G.S.W. | |
| 11 Jul 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX41509, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, D.O.W. in 2/4th AGH Tobruk. |
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2/32 Battalion
Rank - Private
Son of George Alex and Jessie Arnell; Husband of Rita Kathleen Arnell, of Flemington, Victoria, Australia
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