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MUIRSON, Hector George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX397 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 18 July 1917 |
| Home Town: | Dingabledinga, Alexandrina, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Woodville High School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 9 June 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sidon War Cemetery 3 B 9 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, St Clair Woodville High School Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1939: | Involvement Sapper, SX397, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX397 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Hector Francis and Ethel May Muirson, of Dingabledinga, South Australia.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER
Mr. and Mrs. Muirson, of Dingabledinga, have been notified that their son, Sapper Hector Muirson, 23, has been killed in action. He enlisted in the first week that war was declared and left for overseas in May, 1940. He was educated at Woodville High School. His unit went to England first, but was later transferred to Egypt.
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