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MCKEWEN, Owen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX32354 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Signalman |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Signals Corps |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 4 June 1918 |
| Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Queensland State School System. |
| Occupation: | Carter (Unemployed) |
| Died: | Pneumococcal Meningitis, New Guinea, 24 November 1945, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot DD. Row D. Grave 16. Personal Inscription ~ "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DARLING HUSBAND OWEN...HIS LOVING WIFE & SON" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bundaberg Civic Centre Memorial Portico |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Signalman, QX32354 | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 19 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX32354 | |
| 1 Feb 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, Royal Australian Signals Corps, HQ 17 AUST BDE SIG SEC | |
| 24 Nov 1945: | Discharged |
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