Alan John BLACK

BLACK, Alan John

Service Number: NX78224
Enlisted: 12 December 1941
Last Rank: Staff Sergeant
Last Unit: 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born: Dulwich Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 18 July 1921
Home Town: Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 25 February 2008, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

12 Dec 1941: Enlisted NX78224
12 Dec 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, NX78224, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
4 Sep 1943: Involvement NX78224, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, WIA
11 Mar 1946: Discharged Staff Sergeant, NX78224, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
11 Mar 1946: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, NX78224, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Involvement Staff Sergeant, NX78224, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

WIA New Guinea