MCCANN, William Leonard
| Service Number: | SX12017 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1941, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lameroo, South Australia, Australia , 27 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Geranium, Southern Mallee, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Injuries (plane crash), New Guinea, 18 January 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea B1 F 24 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geranium War Memorial, Lameroo Oval Memorial Gates |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Private, SX12017, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 27 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12017, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, SX12017 | |
| 18 Jan 1943: | Involvement Private, SX12017, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Pte. William L McCann of Geranium. Aged 24 years, eldest son of Mr and Mrs JL McCann, of Kyre Ave, Kingswood. He enlisted in the 2/10 Battalion in March 1941, and left for overseas in September of the same year. He returned to Australia in August, 1942 and left for New Guinea in October. While being transferred by palne to the battlefront, the plane crashed on landing and he died of injuries on January 18 1943. His brother Peter enlisted in the RAN. William took a keen interest in tennis and football.
Information from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who have enlisted in the Second World War.
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