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PARK, William Wallace
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 26068, SX18741 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland, 6 March 1921 |
| Home Town: | Northfield (Yatala), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer (Motor Vehicle Assembler) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 20 January 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Graves No: Section A. Plot 8. Row A. Grave 19. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE". |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Mar 1940: | Involvement 26068 | |
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| 18 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 18 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 26068 | |
| 2 Jul 1942: | Discharged | |
| 14 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 14 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX18741, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
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