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DELVES, Basil Ian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX69775 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 March 1941, 5th Infantry Training Battalion |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Taree, New South Wales, Australia, 29 April 1915 |
| Home Town: | Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Auburn, New South Wales, Australia, 26 January 1979, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX69775, 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 11 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX69775, 5th Infantry Training Battalion | |
| 4 Sep 1943: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX69775, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 23 Jun 1945: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX69775, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945 | |
| 8 Jan 1946: | Discharged Lieutenant, NX69775, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX69775, 24/39 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX69775, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
2/17 Bn Campaign - BORNEO (C Company, OC 15 Platoon)