William James SOPER

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Service Number:	QX18704
Enlisted:	8 May 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/31st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 16 November 1913
Home Town:	Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Truck Driver
Died:	War related , Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 31 March 1984, aged 70 years
Cemetery:	Walkerston Cemetery, Qld Presbyterian Section 1, line 21, plot 40.
Memorials:	Owens & Beatrice Creeks Honour Board

8 May 1941:	Involvement QX18704
8 May 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX18704
8 May 1941:	Enlisted
8 May 1941:	Enlisted Private, QX18704
1 Sep 1941:	Involvement Private, QX18704, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre
2 Sep 1942:	Involvement Private, QX18704, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns
30 Jul 1943:	Involvement Craftsman, QX18704, New Guinea
11 Feb 1946:	Discharged Craftsman, QX18704, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion
11 Feb 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX18704

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