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LETHLEAN, William Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX1973 |
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Enlisted: | 7 April 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | WESTONIA, WA, 10 July 1917 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Syria, 6 July 1941, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX1973 | |
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7 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX1973, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 87. William was born in October 1914, and prior to the war he was a miner at Westonia WA. He served in the 2nd/16th Inf Bn . Unfortunately he was Killed In Action 6th July 1941. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 5 May 2020 by Maxwell HILL