Stanley John GIERSCH

GIERSCH, Stanley John

Service Number: NX22439
Enlisted: 29 May 1940
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Porepunkah, VIC, Australia, 11 June 1907
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Naremburn, NSW, Australia, 17 July 1991, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

29 May 1940: Enlisted Private, NX22439, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
29 May 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX22439
6 Jun 1940: Promoted Corporal, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Acting, at Ingleburn Camp, NSW
22 Nov 1940: Promoted Sergeant, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Acting, Middle East
10 Jul 1942: Involvement Sergeant, NX22439, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein
22 Sep 1943: Wounded Sergeant, NX22439, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, G.S.W. to R leg.
14 Apr 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX22439
14 Apr 1945: Discharged Sergeant, NX22439, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement Sergeant, NX22439, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA New Guinea