William Joseph INGRAM

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Service Number:	Q134047
Enlisted:	11 June 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	36 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Bowen, Queensland, Australia , 8 September 1921
Home Town:	Yungaburra, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plymill Worker
Died:	Killed in Action, Papua, 26 December 1942, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 5. Row C. Grave 15. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE SWEET JESUS HAVE MERCY R.I.P."
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

11 Jun 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q134047, 36th Infantry Battalion
10 Sep 1942:	Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q134047, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked aboard the "Taroona" for New Guinea.
19 Sep 1942:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 36 Infantry Battalion AMF
26 Dec 1942:	Involvement Private, Q134047, Killed in Action on this day. His service and sacrifice remembered.

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