Francis Baden George ("Sandy") POWELL

POWELL, Francis Baden George

Service Number: NX113719
Enlisted: 23 July 1942
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 5 May 1920
Home Town: Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, 11 November 2008, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

23 Jul 1942: Enlisted NX113719
23 Jul 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX113719, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
23 Jun 1945: Involvement Lieutenant, NX113719, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945
1 Apr 1946: Discharged Lieutenant, NX113719, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
1 Apr 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX113719, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement Lieutenant, NX113719, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

2/17 Bn Campaign - BORNEO (D Company, Lt., OC 16 Platoon)