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BRIGHTWELL, Thomas Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX23056 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia, 15 December 1918 |
| Home Town: | Artarmon, Willoughby, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Builder |
| Died: | Died Of Wounds, New Guinea, 27 September 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot EE. Row D. Grave 5. Personal Inscription ~ "A SOLDIER AND A MAN". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, NX23056, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, NX23056, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Sep 1943: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, NX23056, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns |
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