William Ross BLOCK

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Service Number:	VX43702
Enlisted:	2 July 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. , 28 February 1916
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Boot Maker
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 28 January 1943, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot J. Row A. Grave 13. Personal Inscription ~ "AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat St. Peter's Anglican Church WW2 Roll of Honor

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX43702
2 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX43702
14 Sep 1941:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion

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