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NURTHEN, David Richard Kersey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX20661 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia , 2 August 1912 |
| Home Town: | Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber's Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 30 December 1942, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 7. Row E. Grave 15. Inscription: "TREASURED MEMORIES OF COURAGE AND LOVE BY HIS LOVING WIFE RAE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Five Dock War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, NX20661 | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX20661 | |
| 30 Dec 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Killed in action Papua. |
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