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MCEWAN, William Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2931, 86394, NGX476, NG4014 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | New Guinea Volunteer Rifles |
| Born: | Camden, New South Wales, Australia, 15 August 1883 |
| Home Town: | Camden, Camden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk / Salesman |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), At Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2931, 5th Field Ambulance, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 2931, 5th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 2931, 5th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1919: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 86394, Sea Transport Staff, Victoria Barracks, Sydney, NSW |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, NGX476, New Guinea Volunteer Rifles | |
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| 21 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NGX476 | |
| 21 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NG4014, New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert Frederick and Minnie Alice McEWAN, 'Egelabra' Ward Street, Willoughby, NSW
Husband of Ellen Emily McEWAN of Darlinghurst, NSW
POW JAPAN; LARK FORCE; Surrended RABAUL, PNG, Friday, 23 Jan 1942; PRESUMED DEAD at SEA aboard MONTEVIDEO MARU - Wednesday, 1 July 1942; Aged 49; COMMEMORATED on RABAUL Memorial to Missing Panel 29.