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BURNS, Frank
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX21463 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia, 11 April 1909 |
| Home Town: | Pennant Hills, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Died: | Killed in Action, El Alamein, Egypt, 23 October 1942, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Alamein Memorial (El Alamein), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX21463 | |
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| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX21463, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX21463, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, NX21463, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, WIA | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement Private, NX21463, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, KIA |
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