DULLARD, Edward Augustus
| Service Number: | NX76318 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1941, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 30 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Schooling: | Ainslie School, Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| Occupation: | Commonwealth civil servant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua New Guinea, 24 September 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Griffith Canberra Amateur Swimming Club Roll of Honour, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Lieutenant, NX76318, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |
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| 20 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX76318, 3 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 24 Sep 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX76318, 2nd/3rd Infantry Battalion, Kokoda - Papua |
Edward Bill Dullard Death
20 September 1942
Bill Dullard was second in command of a patrol in the Ua Ule valley which left Imita Ridge on 20 September with the object of harassing the enemy on Ioribaiwa. South of Ofi Creek .
On the 22 Sep 42 They made contact with the Japanese on a track heading west from Ioribaiwa towards Spotter's Hut, and forced the Japanese back with speraitic firefights
On 24 September during ongoing fighting along the track Bill Dullard was killed and as his body was not recovered , Sadly he was the first of many men from 3rd that would never return to CANBERRA
Submitted 6 July 2020 by Anthony Davis
Biography contributed
Edward Augustus DULLARD was born in Coburg, Victoria on 30th December, 1916
His parents were Edward John DULLARD & Ella Vallins PEVERILL
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His father Edward John DULLARD also served during WW2 (SN N394185) with the 21st Volunteer Defence Corps and was discharged on 30th September, 1945
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