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My uncle was a 39 er .. he spent 4 years as a POW in Germany . I've a pic of him here somewhere in his unifrom prior to him going overseas. I think the whole battalion were captured on Crete or Greece or somewhere around there.
Mike Record Name KELLY, EDWARD JOHN Service Australian Army Service Number VX6350 Date of Birth 21 Oct 1915 Place of Birth EXETER, TAS Date of Enlistment 27 Nov 1939 Locality on Enlistment NORTH MELB, VIC Place of Enlistment MOONEE PONDS, VIC Date of Discharge 6 Aug 1945 Rank Private Posting at Discharge 2/7 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War Yes
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I found the pic ..it believe it was taken at Puckapunyal ..I only met him a few times many years ago.
Mike
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1940 cab 11 C8 1940 Morris-Commercial PU 1941 Morris-Commercial CS8 1940 Chev. 15cwt GS Van ( Aust.) 1942-45 Jeep salad |
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