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HALES, William Albert

Service Number:	NX22621
Enlisted:	29 May 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, NSW, Australia, 26 September 1919
Home Town:	Concord, Canada Bay, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

29 May 1940:	Enlisted Private, NX22621, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
29 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX22621
1 Mar 1941:	Involvement Private, NX22621, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Libya/North Africa
10 Apr 1941:	Involvement Private, NX22621, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk
25 Oct 1942:	Wounded Private, NX22621, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, Shell wound (scalp)
4 Sep 1943:	Involvement Private, NX22621, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns
19 Sep 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX22621
19 Sep 1945:	Discharged Private, NX22621, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement Private, NX22621, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

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