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TOWNES, David
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2901, QX367, QX7225, Q69273 |
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Enlisted: | 6 November 1916, Armidale, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | RAAF Ground Training Schools |
Born: | Deepwater, New south Wales, 16 May 1900 |
Home Town: | Cribb Island, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner/Blacksmith |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
6 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2901, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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25 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2901, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
25 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2901, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
10 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
7 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2901, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
23 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2901, 1st Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX367 | |
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3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Private, QX367, Brisbane, Queensland | |
18 Feb 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX367 | |
18 Feb 1940: | Discharged Private, QX367, 2nd/1st Field Park Company, Medically unfit | |
15 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QX7225 | |
15 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX7225, Brisbane, Queensland | |
6 Sep 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QX7225 | |
6 Sep 1940: | Discharged Sergeant, QX7225, 3 Railway Construction Company, Medically unfit | |
10 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Corporal, Q69273, Brisbane, Queensland | |
10 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q69273 | |
25 Nov 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, Q69273 | |
25 Nov 1941: | Discharged Sergeant, Q69273, RAAF Ground Training Schools, Discharged having been sentenced to imprisonment for civil offence |
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