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WILLIS, Arthur Garnet
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX56630 |
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Enlisted: | 20 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 18 March 1907 |
Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Chartered Accountant |
Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 16 June 1941, aged 34 years |
Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya Plot 4, Row A, Grave 10, Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, NX56630 | |
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20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Corporal, NX56630, Enlisted at Paddington, New South Wales | |
20 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX56630 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
20 July 1940 - Posted to A.A.S.C
8 August 1940 - Taken on strength
11 Ocotber 1940 - Promoted to Acting Corporal
18 November 1940 - Transferred to 9 Division Supply Company
18 February 1941 - Rank of Corporal confirmed
28 May 1941 - Joined 2/15 Battalion
Medals: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal