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GIERSCH, Stanley John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX22439 |
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| 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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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX22439, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army 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 (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX22439 | |
| 14 Apr 1945: | Discharged Sergeant, NX22439, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Sergeant, NX22439, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
WIA New Guinea