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HEMSWORTH, Francis Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX39565 |
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Enlisted: | 24 July 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 7 April 1912 |
Home Town: | Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Queensland State School System |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action (result of enemy aircraft), Papua, 27 November 1942, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Burial reference: - Plot A6. Row E. Grave 26. Personal Inscription: - "ALL FOR THE BEST GOD KNOWETH WHY. HIS SORROWING FAMILY". |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX39565 | |
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24 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX39565, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion | |
27 Nov 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX39565, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion, Killed in action. Result of enemy aircraft. |
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