Frank Maxwell Bruce INKPEN

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INKPEN, Frank Maxwell Bruce

Service Number:	WX1591
Enlisted:	1 May 1940, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Midland Junction, Western Australia, 29 December 1915
Home Town:	Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia
Schooling:	Bunbury Senior High School and Guildford Grammar School
Occupation:	Ledger keeper
Died:	Killed in Action, Syria, 13 June 1941, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Beirut War Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bunbury War Memorial

World War 2 Service

1 May 1940:	Enlisted Captain, WX1591, Perth, Western Australia
1 May 1940:	Enlisted WX1591, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
13 Jun 1941:	Involvement Captain, WX1591, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, Syria - Operation Exporter

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"Captain Bruce Inkpen, reported killed in action, was one of the first commissioned officers in Bunbury. He joined the 44th Battalion in 1936 and was soon ranked as Lieutenant. He transferred to the A.I.F. as a captain. Captain Inkpen was educated at Bunbury High School and Guildford Grammar School. He was in the Guildford Grammar crew. He was a member of the Bunbury Rowing club and also played hockey. He was a member of the Bunbury Golf Club. For a number of years he was treasurer of the Bunbury branch of the Boy Scouts' Association. He was also a member of the Bunbury Apex Club." - from the Perth Daily News 19 Jul 1941 (nla.gov.au)

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