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CARNELL, Arthur Lewis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX11490 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1940, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dungog, New South Wales, Australia , 24 May 1909 |
| Home Town: | Lane Cove, Lane Cove, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soft Goods Salesman / Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua , 31 August 1942, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 14. Inscription: "LOVING HUSBAND OF JEAN FATHER OF DON, NORMA & JOHN MUM'S LOVING SON". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Townsville 2/12th Battalion Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX11490, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 28 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX11490 | |
| 5 May 1940: | Embarked Private, NX11490, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Sydney | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, NX11490, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 18 Oct 1941: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Feb 1942: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Aug 1942: | Involvement Corporal, NX11490, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Milne Bay - Papua WW2 |
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