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DWYER, Joseph Godfrey
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | NX82953, N265899 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 22 March 1911 |
| Home Town: | Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died Of Wounds, Australia, 6 May 1944, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium T C 11, Sydney War Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, NX82953 | |
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| 26 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N265899 | |
| 8 Jan 1942: | Enlisted NX82953 | |
| 8 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, NX82953, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Sep 1943: | Involvement Lance Corporal, NX82953, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Lance Corporal Joseph Godfrey Dwyer later died in Australia on 6 May 1944 from wounds earlier received during the 2nd/17th Bn assault/defence of Jiveveneng Village, New Guinea in Novemebr 1943.
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