BENGARI, Bengari
Service Number: | PN427 |
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Enlisted: | 1 April 1943 |
Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
Last Unit: | 3rd New Guinea Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Wuwu, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. , 1918 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Boss Boy - Bulolo Goldfields |
Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
1 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, PN427, 3rd New Guinea Infantry Battalion | |
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5 Aug 1944: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Maboa of Karavia Bay, New Guinea. On page 13 of his Attestation paper he gave his age as 25 years
24 May 1943 - promoted to Lance Corporal
June-July 1943 - Awarded Military for outstanding courage from Salamaua to Komiayum. London Gazette on 20 January 1944, page 391, position 36. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 December 1943, page 2611, position 53
9 February 1945 - wounded in action. Wound to the right calf
Medals: Military Medal, 1939/45 Star, Pacific Star
6 March 1947 - discharged at Lae