Coming Soon.
CARPENTER, Sidney Neil
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX53794, Q112308 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 June 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 24 July 1922 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | 31 March 2004, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine Lawn Cemetery Columbarium LE3-144 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jun 1943: | Involvement Sapper, Q112308, also QX53794 - died 2009 (RSL News Dec 09) | |
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| 8 Jun 1943: | Involvement Sapper, QX53794, also Q112308 | |
| 8 Jun 1943: | Enlisted | |
| 8 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX53794 | |
| 23 Jan 1946: | Discharged | |
| 23 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX53794 |
Personal Stories
Call me Billy
Was born on 24.7.1922 in Proserpine to Sydney Neil Carpenter & Alice May Dray
Brother – John Frederick Carpenter also served in the Australian Army.
Billy worked on the Railway as a flying gang labourer. He lived in Faust St, Proserpine and later in life retired to Midge Point.
He died on March 31, 2004. He is buried in Proserpine Cemetery.
Submitted 17 March 2026 by Lyn Burke