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HORAN, Denis William
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX47991 |
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Enlisted: | 23 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | MELBOURNE, VIC, 9 October 1919 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Injuries, Egypt, 21 October 1941, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Grave 2. H. 1. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX47991 | |
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23 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX47991, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
21 Oct 1941: | Wounded Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, VX47991, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, Denis was one of 20 men swept off the deck of HMAS Nizam when the ship was taking evasive action during evacuation of troops from Torbuk. Others persihed and were not recovered but Denis was rescued but died of serious wounds later that day in Alexandria. |
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