francis papworth Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 hi, my father was in the 2/2 for a brief period before transferring to the 2/4 John "curly" papworth. does anyone have information on this ? he also designed the monument at tidal river after the war. Jamie (frank) papworth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Peter Epps Posted August 13, 2016 Committee Share Posted August 13, 2016 Hi Jamie I have no record of him with the 2/2, with saying that I can only go on the info that I have had access to over the years. If you can give more info of your father, I may be able to help. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Edward Willis Posted August 13, 2016 Committee Share Posted August 13, 2016 Hi Jamie: RE: PAPWORTH, FRANCIS JOHN: Service Number - VX66806: Date of birth - 09 May 1915 : Place of birth - ST KILDA VIC : Place of enlistment - ROYAL PARK VIC : Next of Kin - PAPWORTH LORNA Please see linked file below for some reference sources for your father; I hope you there is something useful there for you. Ed Willis Papworth sources.docx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Committee Edward Willis Posted August 14, 2016 Committee Share Posted August 14, 2016 Further to my earlier post, John 'Curly' Papworth is featured in a new Australian War Memorial publication - Double Diamonds: Australian commandos in the Pacific War https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/double-diamonds/ The Australian Commando Association, Victoria http://www.austcdoassocvic.com could also be contacted for information about him. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_Thompson Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Hi Jamie. I have some photos of servicemen taken on Tarakan during WW2. On the back of one of the photos, are the names are Shepherd, Barrett, Curly and Spike. I have found the service numbers for Shepherd and Barrett. Clearly the last two are going to be a little more challenging! I was actually wondering if Curly might be your father. I have been searching extensively online, and this website, and your message, hopefully, I have the right person. I found these photographs in a box of family photos that my mother had. I am 100% sure that none of the men in these photos are related, so I don't really know why I have the photos. The only correlation I can find, is that my family are from Melbourne, as are yours. I have attached the photos and wonder if you could maybe confirm? I am really interested in discovering who these men were, and perhaps that will lead me to the owner (or family) of them, so I can return them. Kind regards & hope to hear from you soon. Barbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francis papworth Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 On 13/08/2016 at 6:39 PM, francis papworth said: hi, my father was in the 2/2 for a brief period before transferring to the 2/4 John "curly" papworth. does anyone have information on this ? he also designed the monument at tidal river after the war. Jamie (frank) papworth. On 13/08/2016 at 8:39 PM, Peter Epps said: Hi Jamie I have no record of him with the 2/2, with saying that I can only go on the info that I have had access to over the years. If you can give more info of your father, I may be able to help. Peter hi peter, my only recollection of him in the 2/2 was that he said he was sent to singleton in nsw to do cartography and map reading early in the war and on his return he was transferred to the 2/4th. that's about all I know about his involvement with the 2/2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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