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SORENSEN, Douglas Barton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX3241 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Lines of Communication Signals |
| Born: | Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 2 May 1918 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farming |
| Died: | Accidental, New Guinea, 7 July 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave No.: Plot H. Row D. Grave 8. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, QX3241 | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX3241 | |
| 2 Dec 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Lines of Communication Signals, Posted to New Guinea Lines of Communication Signals. Accidentally killed by unknown explosion, Wau Road, Bulldog, New Guinea. | |
| 7 Jul 1943: | Discharged |
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