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TIMBRELL, Denis Cyril John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX124548 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 September 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8 Field Ambulance AMF |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 29 June 1911 |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Certificate for entry to Secondary School |
| Occupation: | Laboratory Assistant - Zoology (Unemployed) |
| Died: | Accidental (Drowning), New Guinea, 21 October 1944, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot H, Row B, Grave 1. Inscription: "Ever Remembered". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX124548 | |
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| 15 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX124548 | |
| 13 Jan 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 8 Field Ambulance AMF, Assigned to the 8 Field Ambulance on January 13, 1943. Tragically drowned on October 21, 1944, when a suspension bridge over the Buser River in New Guinea collapsed. |
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