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RICHARDS, Bryan Wallace
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX5359 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia, 3 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker's Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 12 September 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot D. Row A. Grave 11. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED AS HE LIVED HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbell Town War Memorial, Devonport WW2 and Korean Wars Supreme Sacrifice Memorial, Launceston Reinforcement Officers 12th Training Battalion Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, TX5359 | |
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| 6 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX5359, 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 1 Apr 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to 24th Australian Infantry Battalion, killed in action New Guinea |
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