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PROVAN, William Moffat
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3449, QX48837 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 February 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 6 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Agricultural Student & Plantation Manager |
| Died: | Illness, Queensland, 29 August 1946, aged 53 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1, Toowoomba St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3449, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3449, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane | |
| 28 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3449 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, QX48837, also Q142037 - died 29/8/1946 | |
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| 10 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, QX48837, Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies | |
| 22 Sep 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, QX48837, Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Moffat PROVAN was born in Toowoomba on 6th March, 1893
His parents were Alexander PROVAN & Agnes MOFFAT
He married Jocelyn Heather BORTON in Queensland on 26th February, 1925
He served in both WW1 in the 9th Infantry Battalion, 13th Machine Gun Company & the 49th Infantry Battalion and WW2 (see link to Bio for further information on his service)
William died of Illness on 29th August 1946 and was cremated at Mount Thompson Crematorium
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