Corporal

Philip Selwyn East

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Selwyn and Mary Ellen East, of Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • Australian Nominal Roll (WWII)
  • National Archives of Australia
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
NX17220
Name:
Philip Selwyn East
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
28 June 1911
Next of Kin: 
East, Selwyn
Date of Enlistment:
01 January 1940
Locality on Enlistment: 
Paddington, New South Wales
Unit:
AIF, Australian Infantry, 2/17 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 October 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXII. A. 26.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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