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WEST, Russell Purvis
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX59626 |
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Enlisted: | 4 July 1939 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | DUBBO, NSW, 7 March 1904 |
Died: | Illness, Thailand, 14 August 1943, aged 39 years |
Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Joint grave 10. B. 7-8, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden |
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World War 2 Service
4 Jul 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX59626, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion | |
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3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX59626 |
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