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AHRNS, Christoph Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX7539 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Bright, South Australia, Australia, 2 June 1898 |
| Home Town: | Jabuk, The Coorong, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Lameroo Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 4 August 1942, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery Plot XX11, Row E, Grave 5, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Jabuk War Memorial Gates, Lameroo Oval Memorial Gates, Peake War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 Jul 1940: | Involvement Gunner, SX7539 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX7539 | |
| 4 Aug 1942: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Gunner, SX7539, 2nd/3rd Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Last Unit | |
| 5 Aug 1942: | Imprisoned Battle Casualty: Reported Missing in Action. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Christoph Herbert AHRNS was born on 2nd June 1898 in Bright, South Australia
His parents were Heinrich Christoph AHRNS and Elisabeth Wilhelmine Emma SCHMAAL
Last Unit: 3 Anti Tank Regiment
Rank - Gunner
Died of wounds while Prisoner of War
His name is memorialised on the Jabuk Roll of Honour and the Australian War Memorial
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