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BESANKO, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX11838 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 March 1941, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Field Workshop |
| Born: | Whyalla, SA, 30 March 1917 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Freeling and Port Pirie Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker / Welder |
| Died: | 11 June 1999, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Altona Memorial Park, Victoria |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Mar 1941: | Involvement Corporal, SX11838 | |
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| 19 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Private, SX11838, 2nd/4th Field Workshop, Wayville, SA | |
| 19 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX11838 | |
| 19 Apr 1944: | Discharged | |
| 19 Apr 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX11838 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs B BESANKO of 29 Goode Road, Port Pirie West. Educated at Freeling and Port Pirie Public Schools he took an interest in swimming. In civilian life he worked at the B.H.A. Smelters in Port Pirie. Enlisting in March 1941 he left Australian for the Middle East where he was injured by a land mine and returned to Australia in August 1942.
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