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DARWEN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 464 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1916, Bowen, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 20 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bowen, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bowen Boys State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, New South Wales, Australia, 12 June 1974, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Jilliby Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Church of England Section, Row H, Grave 61 - no headstone |
| Memorials: | Bowen Boys State School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 464, 7th Machine Gun Company, Bowen, Qld. | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 464, 7th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 464, 7th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert DARWEN and Annie GALL fmly DARWEN nee MEIZNER
Husband of Harriot DARWEN, William Street, Bowen, Qld.