Denis William HORAN

HORAN, Denis William

Service Number: VX47991
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
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Lance Corporal, VX47991
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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