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WHELAN, Edward Benedict
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX114279, N29803 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 December 1940, Merrylands, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia, 12 March 1922 |
| Home Town: | Merrylands, Holroyd, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Custom's Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 4 August 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave No: Plot N, Row D, Grave 3. Inscription: "His duty nobly done." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX114279 | |
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| 5 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N29803, 31 Infantry Battalion AMF, Merrylands, New South Wales | |
| 26 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX114279 | |
| 26 Aug 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and assigned service number - NX114279. Posted to 2/5th Australian Infantry Battalion. Killed in action, New Guinea. |
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