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FITZSIMONS, Sydney Peter Duncan

Service Number:	NX84290
Enlisted:	16 January 1942
Last Rank:	Staff Sergeant
Last Unit:	9th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1915
Home Town:	Earlwood, Hurstville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Foreman / Factory Manager
Died:	Accidental (stump clearance explosion), New Guinea, 29 December 1943, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot E. Row A. Grave 16. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED AS HE LIVED, IN SERVICE TO OTHERS...MEMORIES EVERGREEN"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, NX84290
16 Jan 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX84290
28 Jan 1943:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, 9th Field Company Engineers

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