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WINDEBANK, Gordon Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX48238 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1940, Enlisted at Caulfield |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 6 October 1917 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Engine Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 29 October 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Plot XX11, Row B, Grave 2 Headstone inscription reads; He did his best and was well liked Roll of Honour - Traralgon, El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Marsa Matruh, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Albury 2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion Albury's Own Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX48238 | |
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| 5 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX48238, Enlisted at Caulfield | |
| 5 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX48238, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1940: | Embarked Private, VX48238, Embarked at Melbourne for the Middle East on board HMT Strathmore |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur and Marie Elsie Windebank of Collingwood, Victoria
Medals: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with 8 Army clasp, Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal