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MARSDEN, Colin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 21371 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, 20 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner, Lysaghts Newcastle Ltd, Port Waratah, New South Wales |
| Died: | Prisoner of War, New Guinea, 7 May 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 9. Port Moresby Memorial, Port Moresby, Papua, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cardwell RAAF Wall, Merewether St. Augustine's Anglican Church Memorial Window, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, 21371 | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 21371 |
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