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COMLEY, William John Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX3716 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 November 1939, Footcray, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 13 March 1915 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boiler Attendant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 8 October 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery, Marsa Matruh Plot XV1, Row B, Grave 5 Roll of Honour Sunshine, |
| Memorials: | Albury 2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion Albury's Own Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sunshine Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, VX3716 | |
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| 4 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Footcray, Victoria, Australia | |
| 4 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX3716, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
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2/23 Battalion
Rank - Corporal
on of Norman Claude Frederick and Linda Donetta Comley; Husband of Joyce Annie Comley, of Kensington, Victoria, Australia
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