DEARLE, John William
| Service Number: | WX7354 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1940, 2/22 Australian Field Park Coy RAE |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Greenbushes, Western Australia, 1 January 1916 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drainer |
| Died: | Doubleview, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 26 June 1992, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 6 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper, WX7354, 2/22 Australian Field Park Coy RAE | |
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| 6 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX7354 | |
| 4 Jul 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, WX7354, ex Fremantle for Middle East per US 11A | |
| 7 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Sapper, WX7354, 2/22 Australian Field Park Coy RAE | |
| 7 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX7354 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Middle East: 5 July 1941 - 14 March 1942
Ceylon: 22 April 1942 - 4 August 1942
New Guinea (Aitape and Wewak): 3 November 1944 - 22 March 1945 and 27 May 1945 - 7 December 1945
Biography contributed by Chris Buckley
John was the second child of John (Bill) William Dearle (born 1876 at Arthur River in WA) and Emily Isabel Collins (born 1880 in Williamstown, South Australia). Bill grew up in the Katanning/Kojunup region of WA and was a Stablekeeper and Farmer. In 1897 at Coolearrup he was bitten on the finger by a snake - Bill's younger brother cut the finger off. Bill and Emily married in 1911 in Clarmont, WA, and settled in Greenbushes where Bill was a Timber Hewer and Horse Driver. The family moved to Leederville in Perth in 1917.
John was a Shop Shop Assistant in Mundijong, WA and enlisted in the Australian Army in 1940, serving as a Sapper (Service No: WX7354) with 2/22 Australian Field Park Coy RAE. On leave in 1941, he married Irene (Rene) Belfrdge Clarke (born 1917 in Perth, WA). Following his Discharge in January 1946, John and Rene settled in Perth where John was a Labourer. He died in 1992 and Rene in 2001.
In 2003 the Town of Cambridge allocated names to 'Rights of Way' - naming then after WWII veterans who had lived in the town at the time of their enlistment. Dearle Lane was named after John.
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