NAA: B883, QX22349

Series number: B883

Control symbol: QX22349

Barcode: 4868521

Number of pages: 14

DE COURCEY REDMOND LEES : Service Number - QX22349 : Date of birth - 15 Aug 1921 : Place of

birth - CHARTERS TOWERS QLD : Place of enlistment - TOWNSVILLE QLD : Next of Kin - DE

COURCEY MABEL

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