Frederick William CHRISTIAN

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CHRISTIAN, Frederick William

Service Number:	NX25141
Enlisted:	5 June 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 3 August 1915
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Resin Manufacturer
Died:	23 December 2004, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dawson River Cemetery, New South Wales Sect. Lawn; Space Z-2675
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World War 2 Service

5 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX25141, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion
27 Dec 1940:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX25141, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Embarked Sydney 27th Dec 1940, disembarked Ishmalia 30th Jan 1941.
25 Jan 1943:	Embarked Lance Corporal, NX25141, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Embarked Mid East per "L1", disembarked Sydney 27th Feb 1943.
14 Aug 1943:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX25141, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Embarked Cairns per "Howell Cobb", disembarked Milne Bay 18th Aug 1943.
23 Feb 1944:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX25141, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Embarked Moresby per Hospital Ship 23rd Feb 1944, Disembarked Sydney 1st mar 1944.
12 Apr 1945:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX25141, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Embarked per "Sea Barb" at Cairns, disembarked Morotai 21st April 1945.
31 May 1945:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX25141, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Embarked Morotai for service British North Borneo per "Loi" 958
28 Sep 1945:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX25141, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Embarked Labuan per "River Clarence" for Mainland, disembarked Brisbane 16th Oct.1945
8 Nov 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX25141, 2nd/2nd Machine Gun Battalion

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Biography contributed by Geoff Fuller

Sergeant Frederick William Christian served with the 2nd Australian Imperial Force from 5 June 1940 to 8th November & was awarded;

1939/45 Star, Africa Star with 8th Clasp, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal.

He served with, 2/13th Australian Field Ambulance & the 2/2 Australian Machine Gun Battalion.

Places: Middle East, Syria, Palestine, New Guinea, Labuan, Morotai. Borneo.

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