GOVETT, Denzil Leslie
| Service Number: | VX29955 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Boulder, Western Australia, 27 June 1914 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident, Burner Creek, New South Wales, Australia, 14 October 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle (Sandgate) War Cemetery Plot E Row C Grave 3, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Cenotaph |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, VX29955 | |
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| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, VX29955 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George and Lily Anne Govett; husband of Evelyn May Govett, of Wagga Wagga.
KILLED IN AIR CRASH
The death occurred in an air-craft accident in New South Wales recently of Lieut. Denzil Leslie Govett, A.I.F. Originally a member of the 2 / 22nd Battalion, he served in Rabaul, and was injured there and afterwards discharged from the Army. Some months later he re-enlisted and underwent commando training, and was connected with that unit at the time of his death. Lieut. Govett was 29 years of age, and received his education at Scotch College, Melbourne. He was the younger son of the late Mr. George Govett and Mrs Govett, of Glen Iris, Melbourne, and is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Evelyn Hartwig, of Wagga. His only brother, George, is a prisoner of war in Germany.
Biography contributed by David Barlow
De Havilland Dragon A34-37 of 36SQN (Paratroop Training Unit) crashed at Burner Creek, NSW killing Sergeant Ian Eustace Hollingdale 432005 RAAF
Also killed were Major Ivan Lockhart Smith VX44388 & Lieutenant Denzil Leslie Govett VX29955 of the 1st Parachute Battalion - Australian Infantry
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