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MASTERS, Albert George
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | N44895, NX130374 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1942, Dapto, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lithgow, New South Wales, 23 February 1918 |
| Home Town: | Port Kembla, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Wollongong, New South Wales, 24 November 1987, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wollongong City Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, New, South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Sep 1941: | Involvement Private, N44895 | |
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| 29 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Private, NX130374, Dapto, New South Wales | |
| 29 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX130374 | |
| 8 Dec 1942: | Transferred Private, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jan 1943: | Wounded Private, NX130374, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, GSW (left forearm) | |
| 21 Jul 1944: | Discharged Private, NX130374, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jul 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX130374 |
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Albert George Masters ('Bert') was transferred to the AIF on 5 November 1942 and embarked for PNG on 24 November 1942.
On 8 December 1942 he was assigned from Milne Bay to the 2/10th Btn.
On 17 January 1943, he was wounded in action - his service record notes a gun shot wound to left forearm, breaking both bones.
On 20 Janury 1943 he was transferred to the 2/9 AGH, then to the 2/1 Hospital ship on 27 January 1943, evac to the 2/4 AGH on 1 February 1943, evac on the 2 Australian Ambulance Train to the 2/4 AGH then on to the 103 AGH.