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JORGENSEN, William Richard
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | Officer, SX21068, S828 |
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Enlisted: | 28 August 1914 |
Last Rank: | Major |
Last Unit: | Lines of Communication Units |
Born: | Exeter, SA, 14 June 1894 |
Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 1 February 1976, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Adelaide High School Honour Board, Exeter Semaphore Uniting Church (fmly Wesleyan) Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll, Unley Wayville Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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28 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
3 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
3 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
5 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
World War 2 Service
25 Jul 1942: | Involvement Major, SX21068 | |
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25 Jul 1942: | Involvement Major, S828 | |
25 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
25 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, SX21068, Lines of Communication Units | |
2 Jul 1946: | Discharged | |
2 Jul 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, SX21068, Lines of Communication Units |
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