William Leonard CAREY

CAREY, William Leonard

Service Number: NX47116
Enlisted: 26 August 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia, 3 October 1918
Home Town: Cardiff, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Niagara Park, New South Wales, Australia, 3 February 1999, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

26 Aug 1940: Enlisted NX47116
26 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX47116, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
10 Jul 1942: Involvement Trooper, NX47116, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, WIA
19 Nov 1945: Discharged Trooper, NX47116, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
19 Nov 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX47116, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement Trooper, NX47116, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA before El Alamein