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GROOMS, Herbert Neville
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX91618 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, Australia, 6 September 1922 |
| Home Town: | Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Merrylands, NSW, Australia, 4 August 1975, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 9 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX91618, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Private, NX91618 | |
| 9 Oct 1943: | Wounded Private, NX91618, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, Shell wound (Rt. arm) | |
| 10 Jun 1945: | Involvement Private, NX91618, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945 | |
| 1 Nov 1945: | Discharged Private, NX91618, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX91618, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, NX91618, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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WIA New Guinea