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CLOSE, Herbert Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX68071 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 January 1941, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Junee, New South Wales, Australia, 9 October 1908 |
| Home Town: | Campsie, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter & Joiner |
| Died: | Illness (Dysentery) whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Burma, 7 February 1944, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A7 D 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Campsie St. John's Anglican Church WW2 Honour Roll, Sydney Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX68071 | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX68071, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Paddington, NSW |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Herbert and Minnie Ellen CLOSE nee VINEY; husband of Dorothy May CLOSE nee O'BRIEN, of Belmore, New South Wales, Australia.
HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE EVER REMEMBERED
Survived by his wife, son Kenneth, mother and brother Harry.
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