Virtual War Memorial | William Keith ENGLISH

William Keith ENGLISH Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

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, Queensland 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 (WW2) , Lance Corporal, QX30889, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion
5 Feb 1945:	Involvement Lance Corporal, QX30889, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion

Help us honour William Keith English's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Ethel Mary English, of Mackay.