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WHEATON, Douglas Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX6999 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 10 October 1914 |
| Home Town: | Burnside (SA), Burnside City Council, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Jun 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX6999, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX6999, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 29 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, SX6999, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Uncle Doug
That would be my Uncle Doug, older brother of my father Ross Alfred. The family grew up in Payneham, and postwar Doug and his family lived in Prospect.
Doug was at Tobruk during the 'Desert Rats' siege and the family history has it that his hair went snow white overnight during a very heavy artillery bombardment from German and Italian heavies.
Submitted 14 August 2023 by Alex Wheaton