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ARMSTRONG, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX129416 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 June 1940, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Darlington, England, 27 April 1907 |
| Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Panel 5, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX129416 | |
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| 27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | |
| 27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX129416 |
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Heavy Battery
Rank - Staff Sergeant
Son of Frederick Quentin Armstrong and Beatrice Lillian Armstrong; husband of Robina Drenan May Armstrong, of West Coburg, Victoria.