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DOWDELL, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX6830 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Clarendon, SA, 1 March 1921 |
| Home Town: | McLaren Flat, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | McLaren Flat Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | 21 July 1981, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mclaren Vale Uniting Church Cemetery, S. A. Memorial Rose Garden |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Jun 1940: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, SX6830 | |
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| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, SX6830 | |
| 25 Jan 1945: | Discharged | |
| 25 Jan 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, SX6830, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Clinton George DOWDELL of McLaren Flat. Educated at McLaren Flat Public School, he played football for the Hillside Team. Enlisting in June 1940 he left for overseas in April 1941. After serving in the Syrian campaign, he returned to Australian on 19th March 1942.
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