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FURNER, Claude Nelson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX41466 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blayney, NSW, Australia, 23 November 1919 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia, 29 July 2000, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 30 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX41466 | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX41466, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Wounded Private, NX41466, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, Multiple shell wounds | |
| 3 Jul 1943: | Discharged Private, NX41466, Posting at discharge - Refts 2/3 Bn | |
| 3 Jul 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX41466, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, NX41466, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
WIA El Alamein
Nickname "George" from death notice (Ryerson)