BOSWORTH, George - WX16007

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Lieut George Bosworth
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Conflict World War 2
Service Arm Australian Army
Australian Imperial Force
Unit 2/10th Armoured Regiment
Z Special Unit
Service No. WX16007
Service Arm Army
Date of Birth 3 May 1917
Birthplace Fremantle, WA
Residence Fremantle, WA
Date of Death 11 Apr 1945
Relatives Wife - Thora May Munro
Father - George Bosworth


Letters and telegrams from Lieut Bosworth to his wife.





2/10th Australian Armoured Regiment Comforts Fund Operation Order dated 3 March 1945










Letter to Mrs Bosworth from the Sultan of Ternate and her reply.





Correspondence regarding the death and grave of Lieut Bosworth.










Photograph of a panel of the Canberra War Memorial showing the men of Z Special Unit who are commemorated.



Lieut Bosworth is also listed on page 7 of 1939-1945 The War Dead Of The Commonwealth.



Newspaper clippings.





In 1991 Lt/Col G.B. Courtney compiled a history of the operations carried out by the Services Reconnaissance Department (Z Special Unit). He sent this extract to Lieut Bosworth's widow.