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IRELAND, Henry Joseph Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX59023 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 19 November 1910 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tobacco operative |
| Died: | Sans Souci, New South Wales, Australia, 18 January 1995, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX59023 | |
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| 12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX59023 | |
| 2 Sep 1942: | Transferred Private, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Ex-20th Australian Infantry Training Battalion. | |
| 30 Oct 1942: | Wounded Private, NX59023, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, WIA (G.S.W. - Rt lower thigh) | |
| 22 Dec 1943: | Discharged Private, NX59023, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, NSW | |
| 22 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX59023 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, NX59023, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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WIA El Alamein