HAGEAN, Thomas William
Service Number: | SX3507 |
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Enlisted: | 25 May 1940, Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Loxton, SA, 8 April 1919 |
Home Town: | Lyrup, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
Schooling: | Loxton Public School |
Occupation: | Casual worker on Fruit Blocks |
Died: | 24 July 1975, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery |
Memorials: | Lyrup War Memorial, Renmark District Roll of Honour WW2 |
World War 2 Service
25 May 1940: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SX3507, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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25 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
25 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, SX3507, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
27 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
27 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, SX3507, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs W HAGEAN, of Lyrup, River Murray, SA. Educated at Loxton Public School he played football for Lyrup and River Murray teams for several years. In civilian life he worked on fruit blocks at River Murray Settlements and from here he enlisted in March 1940. Left Australia for the Middle East in October 1940 and saw service in Syria. He returned to Australia in March 1942.