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D'ELIA, Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX51376 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Base Workshop |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 3 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironworker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Libya, 5 August 1941, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya Plot 4. Row Q, Grave 2 Roll of Honour Dulwich Hill, Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Paddington, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX51376 | |
| 5 Aug 1941: | Involvement Private, NX51376, 2nd/1st Base Workshop, Siege of Tobruk, Killed in Action |
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Other service number N72068
Australian Army Ordnance Corps, 2/1 Field Workshop
Son of Joseph and Rita Barbar D'Elia, of Ashfield, New South Wales