Rex Alan BURNS

BURNS, Rex Alan

Service Number: NX17776
Enlisted: 27 May 1940
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Born: Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1918
Home Town: Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

27 May 1940: Enlisted Private, NX17776
27 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX17776, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
4 Sep 1943: Involvement NX17776, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, WIA
24 Sep 1945: Discharged Corporal, NX17776, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
24 Sep 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX17776, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement Corporal, NX17776, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA New Guinea