Wilburt Thomas (Darky/Darkie) HUDSON MM

HUDSON, Wilburt Thomas

Service Number: NX149078
Enlisted: 9 March 1943, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: Merrylands, NSW, 17 December 1920
Home Town: Merrylands, Holroyd, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Textile Worker
Died: Natural Causes, Merrylands, NSW, 7 July 2002, aged 81 years
Cemetery: St Bartholomew's Anglican Cemetery, Prospect, NSW
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Memorials: Northern Territory Garden of Remembrance
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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.
9 Mar 1943: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX149078, Sydney, NSW
9 Nov 1943: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX149078

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Biography 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.