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Old 11 July 2008, 09:11 PM   #45 (permalink)
NeilE
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Maternal Grandfather, British infantry, 8th Londons (Post Office Rifles 1916-1918), a great uncle was an engineer in the Australian Light Horse, another was in the 48th Battalion AIF, Paternal Grandfather was a light rail locomotive driver attached to some heavy artillery unit - dont have any details tho.

(All surviived)

Also World War II - Father 10 Sqn RAAF, Uncle field artillery unit - Syria, Western Desert, New Guinea, Bouganville, Borneo. Also two second cousins (Bros) - one killed while flying a Hurricane and one beheaded by the Japanese on Ambon.

There are probably more in the extended family - still researching!
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