ALLWOOD, William George
| Service Number: | SX6056 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gore, Southland, New Zealand, 16 May 1909 |
| Home Town: | Seaton, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Agent |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Jivewaneng, Papua New Guinea, 3 October 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Burial reference: - Plot AA, Row B, Grave 10. Personal Inscription: - "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Kilburn Islington Railway Workshops Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, SX6056 | |
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| 21 Jun 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX6056, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 29 Aug 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Frederick John Allwood and Elsie May Chadwick married 18th September 1923 in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Wife: -Sarah Ann May Allwood (nee McPhee), Parkside, South Australia.
Biography contributed
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1931 - 1954) Tuesday 26 October 1943
Private Casualty Advices
Mrs. W. G. Allwood, of Montpelier street, Parkside, has received advice that her husband. Cpl. William George Allwood, was killed in action on October 3 in New Guinea. Cpl. Allwood served with the 9th Division throughout the Middle East campaign and returned on leave in March last. Before enlisting he was employed by the SA Railways as station clerk at Seaton Park.
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The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA: 1931 - 1954) Monday 2 October 1944
HEROES OF THE EMPIRE
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them."
ALLWOOD.—In loving memory of my dear husband, Cpl. W. G. Allwood, 2/43, killed in action at Finschhafen, N.G., 1943. Not a day do I forget you, in my heart you're always near. I, who loved you, sadly miss you as it dawns the first sad year.—Ever remembered by his loving wife May.
ALLWOOD.—In loving memory of my dear brother-in-law, Cpl. W. G. Allwood, 2/43, killed in action at Finschhafen, N.G., 1943. A thought for today, a memory forever.—Inserted by his sister-in law Martha, brother-in-law Jim, nephew Reg (A.I.F. ret.).
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