GREISBACH, Kenneth Albert Noah
| Service Number: | QX28833 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 6 October 1916 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Scarborough, Queensland, Australia, 7 October 2003, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Redcliffe Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jan 1942: | Involvement QX28833 | |
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| 20 Jan 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 20 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX28833, 47 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 8 Jan 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX28833, 47th Infantry Battalion, ex Townsville to Milne Bay NG per Duntroon | |
| 29 May 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX28833, 47th Infantry Battalion, ex Lae NG to Brisbane QLD per Koto Baroe | |
| 29 Dec 1944: | Discharged | |
| 29 Dec 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX28833, 47 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Kenneth was the eldest son of William Francis Greisbach (b1894 in Ipswich, QLD) and Nora Pearl Harris (b1897 in Cobar, NSW). William - a Miner - and Nora married in 1916 in Ipswich, QLD where they settled and raised their family.
Kenneth was a Miner in Ipswich QLD when he enlisted in the Australian Army in January 1942. He served (Private; Service No:QX28833) with 47th Infantry Battalion in New Guinea and was Discharged in December 1944. Brothers William Francis (Private; Service No:QX7033 - PoW Germans) and Stanley (Private; Service No:QX8902 - PoW Japanese) served in WWII.
Following his Discharge, Kenneth returned to Ipswich where he was a Miner when he married Ellen Fanny Vogel (b1916 in Marburg, QLD) in 1945. Kenneth and Ellen settled in Ipswich where Kenneth was a Miner before retiring to Scarborough in 1977. Fanny died in 1989 and Kenneth in 2003.
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