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CORFIELD, Charles Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX73615 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 December 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Erskinville, NSW, 18 April 1912 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | General Labourer, Truck Driver |
| Died: | Cerebral Haemorrhage, Marrickville, NSW, 18 November 1997, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX73615, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX73615, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned POW Changi | |
| 4 Dec 1945: | Discharged Private, NX73615, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX73615, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
War Service - WW2
Served in WW2 - NX73615 - Enlisted in CMF in Paddington. N265393 - Enlisted in AIF in Wollongong.
Ex POW - 2/29 Battalion. Returned from Second World War in October 1945, after being interned in Changi Prison, Singapore and working on Burma Railway.
Submitted 18 February 2016 by Ron Langhans
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