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MCCALL, William
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 382008, VX81103 |
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Enlisted: | 5 August 1942 |
Last Rank: | Major |
Last Unit: | 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 1910 |
Home Town: | Wangaratta, Wangaratta, Victoria |
Schooling: | Wangaratta High School, , Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Secretary |
Died: | Renal Failure , coranary artery disease , Bacchus Marsh , Victoria, Australia, 5 October 1996, aged 86 years |
Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
5 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, 382008 | |
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16 Feb 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, VX81103, 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
19 Jul 1945: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, For distinguished service in the field in the South West Pacific Area of Operations | |
28 Sep 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, VX81103, 57/60 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Bougainville | |
19 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, 382008 |
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