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FRANKLIN, Ernest Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX60295 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia, 29 November 1914 |
| Home Town: | Mittagong, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died Of Wounds, El Alamein, Egypt, 28 October 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery, Marsa Matruh Cemetery/memorial reference: A II. J. 14., El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coffs Harbour Surf Life Saving Club WW2 Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, NX60295 | |
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| 28 Oct 1942: | Involvement Corporal, NX60295, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, DOW |
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