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LILYA, Desmond Laurence
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX48987 |
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Enlisted: | 9 October 1941 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
Born: | Te Awamuta, NewZealand, 8 October 1922 |
Home Town: | Heathcote, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Furniture Salesman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Timor, 17 May 1945, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Coll. grave 11. C. 1-15. |
Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle No 2 Aust. Ind. Coy. 2/2 Aust. CDO Squdn Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement NX48987, Z Special Unit | |
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9 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX48987, Z Special Unit |
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