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BENNIE, Robert John
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX34299 |
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Enlisted: | 17 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, 18 August 1919 |
Home Town: | Terara, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
Died: | Tewantin, Queensland, Australia, 6 September 1999, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
17 Jun 1940: | Enlisted NX34299 | |
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17 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX34299, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
23 Oct 1942: | Involvement NX34299, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
27 Jan 1944: | Honoured Military Cross, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Awarded by the Governor General (Lord Gowrie) for gallant and distinguished service in New Guinea during September and October. | |
11 Sep 1944: | Discharged Lieutenant, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
11 Sep 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX34299, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
Date unknown: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX34299, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
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