ASKEW, William Henry
| Service Number: | Q27875 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1941, Chermside, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 61 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Yorkshire, England, 27 September 1916 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea, 8 September 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide River War Cemetery, Northern Territory Panel 11 Roll of Honour Brisbane, Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 61st Infantry Battalion Queensland Cameron Highlanders Roll of Honour, Brisbane City Hall Honour Roll, Rocky Creek 61st Infantry Battalion Queensland Cameron Highlanders |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, Q27875, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Chermside, Queensland | |
| 19 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, Q27875, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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IN MEMORIAM
ASKEW - In loving memory of our dear Husband, Father, Son and Brother, Sergeant William Henry Askew, late of the 61st Australian Infantry Battalion (Camerons) who died 8th September, 1942 of wounds received in action at Milne Bay, aged 25 years
"We did not even say goodbye,
Or hear his last lingering sigh
A thought we much regret,
But the ones that really loved him, will never forget"
Inserted by his loving wife, children, mother, father, sisters and brother
Biography
A.C.M.F 61 Battalion
Rank - Sergeant
Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Dorothy Askew; Husband of Annie Lorraine Askew, of Everton Park, Queensland
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