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PHILP, Robert Haig
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX9562 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 4 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Jandowae, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck driver |
| Died: | Natural causes, Kingaroy, Queensland, 5 September 2012, aged 93 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jun 1940: | Involvement QX9562, died 5 Sep 2012 (C'Mail) | |
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| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX9562, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 27 Dec 1940: | Embarked Private, 1 Corps Troops Supply Column, Per "Queen Mary" to Middle East, disembarking 2 February 1941. | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Embarked 1 Corps Troops Supply Column, Per "Empire Pintail" to Australia, disembarking 22 March 1942. | |
| 5 Apr 1943: | Transferred General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
| 16 Jul 1943: | Embarked Per "Henry T. Allen" to New Guinea, disembarking Port Moresby 20 July 1943. | |
| 14 May 1944: | Embarked From Lae per "Sea Flasher" to Brisbane, disembarking 20 May 1944. | |
| 17 Jul 1944: | Transferred 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Dec 1944: | Embarked From Cairns per "Bontekoe" to Aitape, New Guinea, disembarking 27 December 1944. | |
| 1 Sep 1945: | Embarked Per "Katoomba" to Brisbane, disembarking 20 September 1945. | |
| 10 Oct 1945: | Discharged Private, QX9562, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX9562, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
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