Oswald Davy GOODEN MC

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Service Number:	SX9377
Enlisted:	20 July 1940, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 4 November 1915
Home Town:	Fullarton, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, 9 March 2007, aged 91 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:

20 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Private, SN SX9377, Adelaide, South Australia
20 Jul 1940:	Enlisted SN SX9377, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
21 Jul 1940:	Involvement Private, SN SX9377, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
10 Mar 1941:	Promoted Lieutenant
27 Dec 1944:	Promoted Captain, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
25 May 1945:	Honoured Military Cross, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945, Outstanding leadership and bravery, TARAKAN 25 May 1945
28 Sep 1945:	Discharged Captain, SN SX9377, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion
28 Sep 1945:	Discharged SN SX9377, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion

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