William James HENDRY

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HENDRY, William James

Service Number:	QX21618
Enlisted:	12 August 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Killarney, Queensland, Australia, 20 July 1920
Home Town:	Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Papua, 5 September 1942, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Warwick War Memorial, Yangan and Swanfels WW2 Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, QX21618
12 Aug 1941:	Enlisted
12 Aug 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX21618, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion
1 Nov 1941:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX21618, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, ex Sydney to Middle East
12 Feb 1942:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX21618, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, ex Middle East per SS Nieu Amsterdam
7 Aug 1942:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX21618, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion, ex Brisbane to Milne Bay
5 Sep 1942:	Discharged

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Private William James Hendry (Service No:QX21618) enlisted in the Australian Army in August 1941. He served with 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion in the Middle East (November 1941 - February 1942) and was in New Guinea in September 1942 when he was KiA.

Born in 1920 in Killarney, QLD William was the youngest of five children of Alexander Hendry (b1886 in Tenterfield, NSW) and Lucy Ann Makings (b1891 in Rosewood on the Darling Downs, QLD). Alexander (a Farmer) and Lucy married in Ipswich QLD in 1909 and settled at Killarney, QLD to raise their family. Alexander was a Farmer and Grazier - he and Lucy lived in Killarney QLD, Woodenbong NSW and Warwick, QLD.

In August 1941 William was a Labourer in Warwick, QLD when he enlisted in the Australian Army. Older brother Alexander Anzac (Service No:QX24730) also served in WWII.

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