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BLANCH, Bruce Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX47960 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 September 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Casino, New South Wales, Australia, 9 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Doubtful Creek, Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 12 October 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: BB. C. 9., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casino and District WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX47960 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX47960, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX47960, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement Private, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 12 Oct 1943: | Involvement Private, NX47960, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Defense of Jivevaneng |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Pte Bruce Charles Blanch was a veteran of the 2/17 Bn's Middle East & Lae Campaigns before he was killed at Jivevaneng.
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