Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 26/03/1942
- Date of Discharge
- 28/06/1945
- Place of Enlistment
- Paddington NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 21/04/1892
- Place of Birth
- Parkes NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Elimatta Street, Reid ACT
- Next of Kin
- Madge Boorn, Elimatta Street, Reid ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- N391061
- Final Rank
- Corporal
- Final Unit
- NSW Echelon and Records
Notes
Boorn was a veteran of Gallipoli where he landed on 25 April 1915 and was later wounded. He arrived in Canberra in 1929 to work with the property and survey section in the Department of Interior and became involved with the Ainslie Australian rules football club, at a senior and junior level, and local cricket. He served in the District Records Office in Sydney from 1942 to 1945. Boorn died in Canberra on 14 May 1954.
Sources
DVA WW2 Nominal Roll
ACT electoral rolls
NAA RecordSearch Series B884
The Canberra Times - 12 July 1929, 20 April 1954, 15 May 1954 (obituary)