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PETERS, Sydney Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX5340 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1940, At Claremont, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit |
| Born: | Harvey, Western Australia, Australia, 6 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Harvey, Harvey, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck & tractor driver |
| Memorials: | Harvey District WW2 Roll of Honour, Harvey Sub Branch RSL Honour Roll (WW2) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX5340, At Claremont, Western Australia | |
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| 27 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, WX5340, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1940: | Transferred Private, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion, Taken on strength at Melville, WA | |
| 3 Jan 1941: | Embarked Private, WX5340, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion, On a troopship in Convoy No.8. Dis-embarked at Port Tewfik, Suez, Egypt on 2.2.41 | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, WX5340, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 3 Aug 1942: | Transferred Private, 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit, Middle East | |
| 24 Jan 1943: | Embarked Private, WX5340, 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit, At Port Tewfik. Dis-embarked at Fremantle, Western Australia on 18.2.43 | |
| 30 Apr 1943: | Promoted Corporal, 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit, Re-training in Australia | |
| 16 Jul 1943: | Embarked Corporal, WX5340, 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit, At Brisbane, QLD. Dis-embarked at Port Moresby, New Guinea, on 20.7.43 | |
| 28 May 1944: | Embarked Corporal, WX5340, 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit, At Port Moresby per HMAT "Ormiston". Dis-embarked Townsville, Australia on 30.5.44 | |
| 3 Nov 1944: | Embarked Corporal, WX5340, 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit, At Cairns, QLD, per HMAT "Duntroon". Dis-embarked Aitape, New Guinea on 7.11.44 | |
| 19 Nov 1944: | Involvement Corporal, WX5340, 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit, Aitape - Wewak, New Guinea | |
| 20 Jun 1945: | Promoted Sergeant, 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit, New Guinea | |
| 13 Oct 1945: | Embarked Sergeant, WX5340, 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit, At Wewak, New Guinea, per HMAT "Katoomba". Dis-embarked at Brisbane on 26.10.45 | |
| 9 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, WX5340, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Nov 1945: | Discharged Sergeant, WX5340, 4th Anti Malaria Control Unit, At Karrakatta Discharge Depot, Perth, Western Australia. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Sergeant, WX5340 |
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Served in 2/4 AMCU (Anti-Malarial Control Unit).
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