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LONERGAN, William George

Service Numbers:	NX102190, N273647
Enlisted:	14 July 1942
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	Searchlight Batteries /Companies
Born:	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia, 21 October 1917
Home Town:	Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales
Schooling:	Certificate for entry to Secondary School
Occupation:	Glass Worker
Died:	Injuries, New Guinea, 7 September 1943, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section C. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 6. Inscription: "HIS END WAS THE PATH OF DUTY SADLY MISSED BY HIS LOVED ONES".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Gunner, NX102190
15 Jul 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N273647, General Details Depot, Enlisted for war service in the Australian Military Forces in Paddington, New South Wales.
14 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX102190
7 Sep 1943:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, NX102190, Searchlight Batteries /Companies, Posted to 73 Search Light Battery. Died from head injuries after falling off motorbike, New Guinea.

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