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WALMSLEY, Edward James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX60374 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gunning, New South Wales, Australia, 4 November 1910 |
| Home Town: | Yass, Yass Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer and Grazier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 29 October 1943, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot CC, Row B, Grave 14. Inscription: "He loved his fellow man." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gunning Saint Edmund's Anglican Church Memorial Window, Yass Methodist Circuit WW2 Roll of Honour, Yass WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX60374 | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX60374, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX60374, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, NX60374, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement Private, NX60374, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 29 Oct 1943: | Involvement Private, NX60374, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA |
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