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DOWD, Thomas Ignatius
Personal Details
Service Number: | NX4827 |
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Enlisted: | 20 October 1939 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Annandale, New South Wales, Australia, 26 December 1917 |
Home Town: | Port Kembla, Wollongong, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer (Crane Attendant, Iron Works, Port Kembla) |
Died: | Malaria M T (“malignant tertian”) and Pneumonia , New Guinea, 9 May 1945, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Plot Number ~ Plot J. Row D. Grave 14. Personal Inscription ~ "MAY HE REST IN PEACE. AMEN". |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra and District War Memorial WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, NX4827 | |
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20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, NX4827, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
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