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HILLS, Joseph John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX60027 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 24 May 1907 |
| Home Town: | Dee Why, Warringah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 15 November 1970, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX60027 | |
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| 25 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX60027 | |
| 1 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, NX60027, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Libya/North Africa | |
| 14 Apr 1941: | Imprisoned Siege of Tobruk | |
| 17 Nov 1941: | Imprisoned Transferred to Internment Camp Capua. | |
| 5 Feb 1943: | Imprisoned Transferred to Internment Camp Gruppignane | |
| 12 May 1945: | Transferred Private, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Arrived back in UK after release from Western Europe Internment Camp. | |
| 9 Aug 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX60027 | |
| 9 Aug 1945: | Discharged Private, NX60027, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, NX60027, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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POW Tobruk