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WALSH, Maurice Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX17392 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 8th Australian Advanced Ordnance |
| Born: | Ballarat , Victoria , Australia , 25 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm manager |
| Died: | 19 July 1989, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, VX17392 | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX17392, 2nd/8th Field Regiment | |
| 16 Nov 1940: | Embarked Private, VX17392, 2nd/8th Field Regiment | |
| 17 Dec 1940: | Involvement Private, VX17392, 2nd/8th Field Regiment, Libya/North Africa | |
| 4 Feb 1941: | Transferred Private, Army Ordnance Corps AIF, 1st Ordnance Provisional Section | |
| 8 Feb 1942: | Embarked Private, VX17392, Army Ordnance Corps AIF, Embarked back to Australia | |
| 11 May 1942: | Promoted Corporal, Army Ordnance Corps AIF | |
| 28 Jan 1944: | Transferred Corporal, 3 Ordnance Vehicle Park | |
| 7 Feb 1944: | Promoted Sergeant, 3 Ordnance Vehicle Park | |
| 10 May 1945: | Transferred Sergeant, 8th Australian Advanced Ordnance | |
| 12 Sep 1945: | Promoted Warrant Officer Class 2, 8th Australian Advanced Ordnance | |
| 18 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, VX17392 | |
| 18 Sep 1946: | Discharged Warrant Officer Class 2, VX17392 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, VX17392, 8th Australian Advanced Ordnance |
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