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James Francis Soorley (1920 - 1942)

Private James Francis Soorley
Born in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Died at age 21 in El Alamein, Egyptmap
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Roll of Honor
Private James Soorley was Killed in Action during World War II.
  • Fact: Burial (1942) El Alamein, Matruh, Egypt
PTE. J. P. SOORLEY
KILLED IN ACTION
Mr. and Mrs. J. Soorley, of Tweed
Heads, have received advice that
their son, Pte. James Francis
Soorley, AIF, has been killed in
action in Egypt.[1]
Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW) 14 Nov 1942


IN . MEMORIAM
SOORLEY.— In loving memory of our dear son and brother, James Francis Soorley, 2/17 Battalion AIF., killed in action, October 23, 1942, in El Alamein, aged 21 years and 10 months,
Rest in Peace.
Inserted by his father, mother, sisters and brothers. 1458
SOORLEY. — In loving memory of James Francis Soorley, killed EL-Alamein, October 23, 1942.
To live in the hearts of those that live is not to die.
Inserted by Moira, Bill, Francis and Margaret. c2848
SOORLEY. — In loving memory of Pte. James Francis Soorley, killed in action in the Middle East, October 23, 1942, aged 21 years.
inserted by his sister and brother-in-law, Nell and Syd. Allen. c2842[2]
"Family Notices" Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW) 23 October 1944


Private JAMES FRANCIS SOORLEY
Service Number: NX39036
Regiment & Unit/Ship: Australian Infantry - A.I.F. 2/17 Bn.
Date of Death: 23 October 1942
Age 20 years old
Buried or commemorated at
EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY
A II. C. 24.
Egypt
Country of Service Australian
Additional Info Son of James Francis and Joan Soorley, of Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia.
Personal Inscription REST IN PEACE[3]
Commonwealth War Graves Website

Sources

  1. ↑ PTE. J. P. SOORLEY KILLED IN ACTION (1942, November 14). Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), p. 2. Retrieved September 12, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192937643
  2. ↑ Family Notices (1944, October 23). Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949), p. 2. Retrieved September 12, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article194030586
  3. ↑ https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2212094/soorley,-james-francis/




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