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DEWAN, William August
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX27641 |
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Enlisted: | 17 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 11 June 1913 |
Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Injuries (fractured spine), received at Seymour, Victoria, Australia, Caulfield Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 1 October 1940, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Burial reference: - Plot Roman Catholic, Section 7, Grave 190. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX27641 | |
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17 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX27641 | |
15 Jul 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Son of John Patrick and Alice Maud Dewan.