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TINK, Ian Mortimer
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX44504 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 August 1921 |
| Home Town: | Geurie, Wellington, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jackeroo |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 17 August 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery, Marsa Matruh Cemetery/memorial reference: A I. B. 12. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX44504 | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX44504, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX44504, General Details Depot, Sydney | |
| 18 Sep 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, Acting L/CPL. 8 Training Bn. Dubbo. | |
| 2 Nov 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, NX44504, Embarked from Sydney for M.E. on H.M.T. " LL" in Convoy 13. | |
| 24 Nov 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, NX44504, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre | |
| 29 Jan 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Acting CPL in 20AITB. | |
| 6 May 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Aug 1942: | Involvement Private, NX44504, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, Killed by friendly fire when two 2nd/17th night patrols clashed in pitch blackness. "Unfortunate mis-adventure" recorded in Unit Diary. |
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