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DENNEEN, William Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX55686 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Signaller |
| Last Unit: | 8 Division Signals |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 31 August 1914 |
| Home Town: | Croydon, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shoe Salesman |
| Died: | Illness (Cholera) whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Thailand, 16 June 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A13 B 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signaller, NX55686, 8 Division Signals, New South Wales | |
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| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX55686 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Vicki Owens
Son of Charles Maitland Denneen and Eliza Alice Denneen, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE
His mother died when he was four from heart failure.
Known as Bill/Billy
Survived by his father, stepmother Charlotte, brother George and sister Phyllis Burnes.
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