William Mervyn HENTY

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Service Number:	VX898
Enlisted:	4 November 1939
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	2nd/12th Field Regiment
Born:	Armadale, Victoria, Australia, 21 November 1916
Home Town:	Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 13 September 1943, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot C. Row A. Grave 8. Personal Inscription ~ "WE WILL NOT FORGET AND TRY TO BE WORTHY"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Cricket Club WW2 Honour Roll, St. Kilda East All Saints Anglican Church Mausoleum Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Captain, VX898
4 Nov 1939:	Enlisted VX898, 2nd/12th Field Regiment

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