MEGGITT, Desmond Leslie
| Service Numbers: | QX45180, Q146320, QX45180 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 December 1923 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State Commercial High School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Warehouse Assistant |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2 April 2006, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 9 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, QX45180, also Q146320 | |
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| 9 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, Q146320, also QX45180 | |
| 9 Feb 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 9 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX45180, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX45180 | |
| 2 Sep 1943: | Embarked Private, QX45180, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, embarked Townsville for Port Moresby | |
| 8 Feb 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX45180, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, embarked Port Moresby for Townsville on board Kanimbla | |
| 16 Apr 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX45180, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, embarked Cairns for Morotai on board the Sea Barb en route for service in Tarakan and Balikapan | |
| 14 Mar 1946: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX45180, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion, embarked Balikapan for Brisbane on board USAT Amherst Victory | |
| 15 Nov 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX45180, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 15 Nov 1946: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private Desmond Leslie Meggitt (Service Nos:Q146320/QX45180) initially enlisted in the ACMF on 9 February 1942, and was a Gunner (Trade Group - Gun Layer) attached to 2/33 Infantry Battalion on 19 December 1942 when he enlisted in the AIF. Private Meggitt served with 2/2 Pioneer Battalion in New Guinea (2 September 1943 - 8 February 1944) and Borneo (Morotai, Tarakan and Balikapan: 16 April 1944 - 14 March 1946), and was attached to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion at Discharge on 15 November 1946.
Des was born in Brisbane QLD in 1923 to Leslie (Les) Frederick Meggitt (b1902 in Ipswich, QLD) and Alice Pauline Grant (b1904 in Brisbane, QLD). Les was a Salesman in Brisbane in 1923 when he and Alice married. The couple settled in Brisbane, where they raised their family and Les was a Salesman and then Department Manager for Brittains Pty Lty. In the 1950s Les was elected Vice President of the Brisbane Merchants' Association. Les and Alice retired to Caloundra.
Des was a Warehouse Assistant in 1942 when he enlisted in the Army, and was a Travelling Salesman with Hoffnung & Coy in Brisbane in 1949 when he married Gloria Ellis (b1924 in Longreach, QLD) - Gloria was working in Brisbane as a Telephonist. Des and Gloria settled in Brisbane, where Des was a Travelling Salesman until retirement. Des died in 2006 and Gloria in 2010.
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