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BLOND, Alfred James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q107130 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 May 1941, Kelvin Grove, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5 Field Regiment AMF |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 28 June 1913 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Rosalie Primary School |
| Occupation: | Storeman packer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Redcliffe, Queensland, 6 November 1995, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 7 May 1941: | Enlisted Private, Q107130, Kelvin Grove, Queensland | |
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| 7 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Q107130 | |
| 8 May 1941: | Involvement Private, Q107130, FTD 18/12/1941 no pay 22/9/41-17/12/41 | |
| 8 Jul 1943: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, Q107130, Arrived in Darwin in September 1943. Arrived back in Brisbane March 1945. | |
| 17 Jan 1946: | Discharged Corporal, Q107130, 5 Field Regiment AMF | |
| 17 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Q107130 |
Personal Stories
Alf's war story
The first entry on Alf's Service and Casualty Form was for Townsville was 29 June 1942.
He was then sent to Darwin arriving there on 8 July 1943. He subsequently became a member of 1 Aust. L of C, Provost company. It appears that he was then transferred back from Darwin to Queensland in March 1945. His promotion to Corporal was confirmed in August 1945. He was discharged from the Army on 17 January 1946.
Submitted 10 October 2016 by Gary Blond
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