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FREEBERG, Norman Ellis Richard

Service Number:	NX23800
Enlisted:	1 June 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Penshurst, NSW, Australia, 1 May 1917
Home Town:	Penshurst, Hurstville, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 2 Service

1 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX23800
1 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX23800
6 Apr 1941:	Imprisoned Libya/North Africa, Became a POW during the "Benghazi Handicap" withdrawal towards Tobruk.
29 Sep 1945:	Discharged Private, NX23800, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
29 Sep 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX23800
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, NX23800, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

POW Benghazi Handicap (North Africa campaign)