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BRINCKLEY, William Henry Russell
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX21773 |
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Enlisted: | 27 May 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 5 July 1918 |
Home Town: | Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Tobruk, Libya, 10 October 1941, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX21773, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
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27 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX21773, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
10 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, NX21773, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk |
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