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SUMMERGILL, Colin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX121001, N205616 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1941, Burwood, New South Wales. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia , 2 August 1921 |
| Home Town: | Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Certificate for entry to Secondary School |
| Occupation: | Storeman and Packer, Lewis Berger & Sons, Burwood. |
| Died: | Cerebral Malaria, New Guinea, 13 February 1944, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Site: Plot JJ, Row D, Grave 14. Inscription: "Dear Lord, keep our son forever in your loving care... R.I.P." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX121001 | |
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| 22 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N205616, 4th Training Battalion (AIF), Burwood, New South Wales. | |
| 18 Sep 1942: | Involvement Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) with service number NX121001. Assigned to the 4th Australian Infantry Battalion. Passed away from cerebral malaria on 13th February 1944 in New Guinea. | |
| 18 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX121001, 16 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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