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WILLAN, Digby Hoskins
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1219, 3443, N102100 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 February 1917, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) |
| Born: | Hawksburn, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Armadale, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Manager |
| Died: | 30 June 1962, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) |
| Memorials: | St Martins Hawksburn HB |
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Boer War Service
| 7 May 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, 1219, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Rhenoster Kop |
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World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3443, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 7 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3443, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1917: | Embarked Private, 3443, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne | |
| 30 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 3443, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Es Salt Raid | |
| 15 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3443, 8th Light Horse Regiment, RTA 3 July 1919 and discharged (MU - illness). |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N102100, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) | |
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| 21 Feb 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , N102100, 8 Garrison Battalion (NSW) , MU |
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