ECCLESTONE, William James
| Service Number: | WX14425 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Dowerin, Western Australia, 18 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Dowerin, Dowerin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Balaklava, South Australia, 7 August 2000, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Balaklava Public Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX14425 | |
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| 16 Oct 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX14425 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
William was the eldest of three children of John (Jack) Josiah Ecclestone (b1879 in Boyanup, WA) and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Molan (b1893 in Guildford, WA). Jack (a Farmer) and Lizzie married in 1920 following Jack's return from WWI (Private; Service No:6503). The couple settled in Dowerin and raised their family - Jack was a Farmer until retiring to Perth in the late 1940s.
William was working as a Labourer in Dowerin WA in 1941 when he enlisted in the Australian Army. He served as a Private (Service No:WX14425) with 35th Infantry Training Battalion, 2/28 Battalion and 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion. He was attached to 2/32 Battalion when he was Discharged in October 1942.
William returned to Dowerin and was a Farmer when he married Eileen Fay Catford (b1927 in Balaclava, South Australia) in 1952 in Balaclava, SA - they were engaged in September 1950. The couple settled in South Australia where both died in 2000.
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