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DOWSETT, William Donald
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX44609 |
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Enlisted: | 18 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/8th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia , 13 June 1908 |
Home Town: | Yarrawonga, Moira, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Constructional Carpenter |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 9 March 1943, aged 34 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Plot Number ~ Plot H. Row B. Grave 11. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DID HIS DUTY" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tatura All Saints Anglican Church Memorial Pulpit, Tatura R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Sub-Branch Honour Roll, Tatura War Memorial, Yarrawonga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX44609 | |
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18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX44609 | |
23 Feb 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, 2nd/8th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
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