FENWICK, William Stanley
| Service Number: | QX17659 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Cooroy, Queensland, Australia, 27 March 1918 |
| Home Town: | Beaudesert, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter's Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sanananda, Northern, Papua New Guinea, 30 December 1942, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A7 E 18 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaudesert War Memorial, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll |
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Frederick Robert and Jessie Halling Fenwick; husband of Helen Catherine Fenwick, of Hawthorne, Queensland.
IN GOD'S CARE
FENWICK.— In proud nnd loving memory of our dear Husband and Daddy. QX17659 Tpr. W. S. Fenwick (Bill), 2nd/7th Cav. Reported killed in action. Buna, N.G., 30th December. 1942. Returned Middle East.
With tender love and deep regret.
We who loved will never forget:
Memories drift to days now past,
Time rolls on but memories last.
Inserted by his loving wife. Nell, and
baby son. Bill.
FENWICK, Wm. S., QXI7659, 2nd/7th Aust. Bat.— In proud and loving memory of our dear Son-in-law and Brother-in-law. Bill, killed in action Buna, 30th December 1942. Also a loving tribute to his brother Fred, missing, believed killed, Sansnanda 19th December 1942.
Both served Middle East.
Their country called, they answered:
And we will remember.
Inserted by Mr. and Mrs. Hardisty and Jim.
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