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BEVAN, Robert Mulholland
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX8390, NX8390 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 3 November 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: U. C. 4., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX8390 | |
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| 2 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX8390, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX8390, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Aug 1942: | Involvement Private, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, Involved in the Tel el Eisa & El Alamein Campaigns. | |
| 3 Nov 1943: | Involvement Private, NX8390 , 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Private Robert Mulholland Bevan also served with the 2/17 Bn in the Tel el Eisa, El Alamein & Lae Campaigns before KIA at Jivevenang, New Guinea.