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BROWN, Hilary York Seccombe
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX13960 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Montville, Queensland, Australia, 16 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Montville, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fruit Grower |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 20 October 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C, Plot 7, Row E, Grave 25. Inscription: "RESURGAM" (I shall rise again) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Montville and District WW2 Roll of Honour, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX13960, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX13960, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
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