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MCDONALD, Henry Edward
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | NX39870, NX27374 |
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Enlisted: | 19 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia, 13 June 1914 |
Home Town: | Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales |
Died: | Killed in Action, El Alamein, Egypt, 23 October 1942, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: XXII. F. 22., El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Orange Cenotaph, Orange WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Honour Board |
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World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX39870 | |
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19 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX27374, Infantry Training Battalions | |
26 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX39870, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
23 Oct 1942: | Involvement Private, NX39870, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein |
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