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SQUIRES, William Allan Webster

Service Number:	NX54984
Enlisted:	18 November 1941
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	11 Field Company RAE AMF
Born:	Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia , 4 January 1913
Home Town:	Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer (Carpenter's)
Died:	Injuries, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 18 June 1945, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 4. Row F. Grave 18. Inscription: "FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY HE DID HIS DUTY EVER REMEMBERED. R.I.P.".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sapper, NX54984
18 Nov 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX54984
18 Jun 1945:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 11 Field Company RAE AMF, He died from a bullet wound to the skull when his rifle accidentally went off.

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