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BLAIN, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX9598 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 17 July 1911 |
| Home Town: | Margaret River, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 4 September 1943, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bruce Rock Memorial of Honour, Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Margaret River War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX9598, Claremont, Western Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, WX9598 | |
| 4 Sep 1943: | Involvement Corporal, WX9598, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2), New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns |
Personal Stories
William Blain
William is remembered on the Margaret River WA war memorial.
William was born in Perth on 17 07 1911. His parents were William and Christina Blain and his wife was Ivy. At the commencement of war Ivy and William were living and working in Witchcliffe.
William enlisted on 04 1 2 1940 at Claremont in Perth.
He died of wounds fighting in New Guinea and is interred in the Lae War Cemetery Papua New Guinea Grave C D 3.
He had reached the rank of Corporal in the 9th Division Provost Company.
Submitted 1 April 2016 by Pauline Graves
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