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MCQUARRIE, William Murdock
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX192323 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1944, In the Field |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , 4 October 1923 |
| Home Town: | Waratah West, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Marist Boys Highs School Hamilton |
| Occupation: | Ceiling Fixer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 25 February 1945, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A4 D 27 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Chapel 26th Infantry Battalion Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX192323 | |
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| 9 Mar 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX192323, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, In the Field |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of John Percival and Jeannette Frances McQuarrie, of Waratah, New South Wales.
JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL
Mrs. J. F. McQuarrie, of Myall road, Waratah, has been informed that her son, Pte. William Murdock McQuarrie, was killed in action on February 25, 1945. Pte. McQuarrie was 21.
He was educated at Marist Bros High School, Hamilton.
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