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DIGNEY, Lionel John Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | WX19196, W78886 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Timboon, Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1903 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 19 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX19196 | |
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| 4 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W78886 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, WX19196 |
Personal Stories
Digney’s Bridge Road
A road in Timboon is named after the Digney family
Submitted 6 April 2021 by Ellen Magill
Lionel Digney
Lionel was born in Timboon, Victoria, Australia and spent a great deal of time there, travelling backwards and forwards from Western Australia with his family a staying for quite large periods of time.
Submitted 6 April 2021 by Ellen Magill
Biography contributed by Ellen Magill
Lionel was born in Timboon, Victoria, where his grandparents both Dalton and Digney were early settlers. Digney's Bridge Road in Timboon is named after his family. His uncle Alf Digney was killed in action in France during WW1. Eventualy the Digney family moved to Western Australia, but maintained ties to The Timboon District.