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COUSINS, William Barclay

Service Numbers:	NX141715, N198059
Enlisted:	1 October 1941, Narellan, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion
Born:	Young, New South Wales, Australia, 29 October 1920
Home Town:	Maryvale, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Training Accident, Kapooka, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 21 May 1945, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Wagga Wagga War Cemetery Plot B. Row C. Grave 8. , Wagga Wagga War Cemetery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wellington Cenotaph

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Corporal, NX141715
1 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N198059, Army Troops Company/ies RAE, Narellan, NSW
19 May 1942:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Army Troops Company/ies RAE, Confirmed in rank
6 Jan 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX141715, 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion
19 Jan 1943:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX141715, Army Troops Company/ies RAE, per "Taroona", Townsville QLD
28 May 1944:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX141715, Army Troops Company/ies RAE, RTA per "Ormiston", Port Moresby
21 May 1945:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX141715, 1st Royal Australian Engineers Training Battalion

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