BINNIE, Alan
| Service Number: | NX12184 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | West Hoxton NSW, 22 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 25 March 1945, aged 49 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, NX12184 | |
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| 10 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Lieutenant Colonel, NX12184 | |
| 10 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, NX12184 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pauline Graves
Pre-war details have been from "Quirindi 1939-1950: courage and commitment.", 1998 by Dorothy Durrant
Went to school at Kings College in 1913 and on to University at Oxford.
Served both WW1 and WW2.
Wounded twice in first war serving with the Royal Horse Artillery. Served Gallipoli and France. Lost his left arm. Awarded the Military Cross. Prisoner of war.
Joined the Royal Flyng Corps in France with rank of Captain.
Joined RAF in UK despite loss of an arm and was an instructor 1918-1919.
WW2 he was with AIF travelling between UK AUST and Middle East. Rank Lt Col. 1944 at Madang PNG. Killed in plane crash and buried at Lae War memorial Cemetery.
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