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SOMERFIELD, Edward
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX12346 |
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Enlisted: | 14 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Warwick, Queensland, Australia, 21 July 1900 |
Home Town: | Dululu, Banana, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Truck Driver |
Died: | Illness - PoW of Japan, Malaya, 23 November 1942, aged 42 years |
Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Loyal Dululu Lodge M.U.I.O.O.F. Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX12346 | |
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14 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
14 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX12346, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
22 Nov 1942: | Discharged |
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