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DARLING, Edward William
Personal Details
| Other Name: | DARLING, Edmund William - CWGC Listing |
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| Service Number: | TX2733 |
| Enlisted: | 26 June 1940, Hobart, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Haven, England, 10 December 1903 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bushman |
| Died: | Presumed, At sea (South West Pacific Area), East China Sea, Pacific Ocean, 24 June 1944, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Launceston 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion Honour Roll, Singapore Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, TX2733 | |
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| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX2733, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion, Hobart, Tas. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George and Julia Darling.
Died at sea (Tamahoko Maru)