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ENGLISH, William Keith

Service Number:	QX30889
Enlisted:	25 March 1942
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd/9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 25 July 1921
Home Town:	Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Mackay State School and All Souls School, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Bank Officer - Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Died:	Illness, Australia, 5 February 1945, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Cairns War Cemetery Plot A. Row C. Grave 14
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

25 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Private, QX30889
25 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX30889, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion
5 Feb 1945:	Involvement Lance Corporal, QX30889, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Ethel Mary English, of Mackay.