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FIELD, William James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | WX8350, WX2204, WX8350 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 4 April 1906 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Jivevaneng, New Guinea, 3 November 1943, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Cemetery/memorial reference: U. B. 13., Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Harvey District WW2 Roll of Honour, Harvey RSL WW2 Minature Memorial, Harvey War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX8350 | |
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| 25 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX2204 | |
| 29 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX8350 | |
| 29 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX8350, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement Private, WX8350, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein, WIA | |
| 3 Nov 1943: | Involvement Private, WX8350 , 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns, KIA |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
Private William James Field (KIA) was an Australian Army Medical Corps stretcher bearer attached to the 2nd/17th Australian Infantry Battalion during the New Guinea - Huon Peninsula campaign.
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