William Donald DOWSETT

DOWSETT, William Donald

Service Number: VX44609
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Lance Corporal, VX44609
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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