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HUDSON, Wilburt Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX149078 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1943, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia, 17 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Merrylands, Holroyd, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Textile Worker |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia, 7 July 2002, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Bartholomew's Anglican Cemetery, Prospect, NSW Section 5, Plot 456. |
| Memorials: | Northern Territory Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Feb 1942: | Honoured Military Medal, Australia's Front Line (incl Darwin Defenders), Darky was the first Australian to be awarded the Military Medal (MM) for bravery against the enemy on Australian soil during the air raids in Darwin on 19 February 1942. | |
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| 9 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX149078, Sydney, NSW | |
| 9 Nov 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX149078 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Bertram Harrold HUDSON and Willamean nee PRESTON
Husband of Jane Catto Hope nee FIDDY
Darky was the first Australian to be awarded the Military Medal (MM) for bravery against the enemy on Australian soil during the air raids in Darwin on 19 February 1942.
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