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LINDSAY, Fergus John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX1445 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, Australia, 13 September 1909 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Breaker and Bush Worker |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 December 1979, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland PLOT LAWN-5-75 |
| Memorials: | Yuleba Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Mar 1940: | Involvement Lieutenant, QX1445 | |
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| 4 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX1445 | |
| 4 Mar 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 5 May 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Embarked Sydney to Scotland. Disembarked 17 June 1940 |
Middle East Area of Operations Service
| 16 Nov 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Embarked Glasgow to Middle East | |
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| 12 Feb 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 29th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Middle East to Adelaide Australia |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Sep 1942: | Promoted Sergeant, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Promoted to Acting Lieutenant in New Guinea | |
| 14 Jan 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, To be Lieutenant | |
| 2 Apr 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Embarked Port Moresby to Cairns. | |
| 10 Oct 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Embarked Cairns to New Guinea | |
| 6 Apr 1944: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, Promoted to acting Captain. | |
| 17 May 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, Embarked Lae, New Guinea to Townsville. | |
| 20 Jun 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX1445 | |
| 20 Jun 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Son of William Benjamin Lindsay and Mary Josephine Lindsay nee Stack.
In 1944 married Jessie Juliet Montgomery Blackley.