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FOWERAKER, Austin Clarence
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX6434 |
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Enlisted: | 16 July 1940, Claremont, WA, Australia |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 12 May 1911 |
Home Town: | Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Superintendent (Assurance Society) |
Died: | Died of wounds, Papua New Guinea, 5 December 1942, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Grave Location: A6. D. 18. Roll of Honour: Mt Lawley, Western Australia. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, WX6434, 1st Infantry Training Battalion, (NAA, Pg's-6, 8) | |
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16 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, WX6434, 1st Infantry Training Battalion, (NAA, Pg's-6, 8) | |
16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, WX6434, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion | |
16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX6434, 1st Infantry Training Battalion, Claremont, WA, Australia | |
30 Aug 1940: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 1st Infantry Training Battalion, (NAA, Pg-6) | |
13 Feb 1941: | Promoted Lance Sergeant, 1st Infantry Training Battalion, (NAA, Pg-8) | |
18 Feb 1941: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, WX6434, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-8) | |
18 Feb 1941: | Transferred Lieutenant, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-8) | |
5 Mar 1941: | Promoted Lieutenant, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-8) |
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