MCGOVEN, Sydney Rupert
| Service Number: | NX627 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 April 1941, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General Base Depot Malaya |
| Born: | Trangie, New South Wales, Australia, 24 June 1916 |
| Home Town: | Trangie, Narromine, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Illness - Dysentery, Burma, 7 August 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A4 D 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX627 | |
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| 3 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX627, General Base Depot Malaya, Paddington, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Edward McGoven and Marion nee Wallard formerly Allen and Everett.
Brother Edward George McGovern was in the RAAF WW2. Service No136281. He preferred to be known as McGovern rather than McGoven.
Cause of death- Dysentery.
Survived by his mother, brother and his wife Edith plus three nieces.
DUBBO SOLDIER'S DEATH
IN ENEMY PRISON CAMP
Sydney, Tuesday.
Pte. S. It. McGovern, Infantryman, Dubbo, has died in an enemy prisoner-of-war camp. News of his death is contained in a casualty list issued today. Previously reported (prisoner of war, he is now listed as having died of illness while a prisoner of war.
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