TANGNEY, Daniel Lawsen
| Service Number: | WX6540 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Division Signals |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia , 17 June 1913 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Midland Junction, Western Australia , 3 June 1955, aged 41 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Sergeant, WX6540, 9th Division Signals | |
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| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, WX6540 | |
| 4 Oct 1945: | Discharged Sergeant, WX6540, 9th Division Signals | |
| 4 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, WX6540 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Sergeant, WX6540, 9th Division Signals |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Daniel was the 2nd of 5 children of Daniel Tangney (born in New Zealand) and Mary (Dot) Anna Josephine Larsen (born in Cairns, QLD). His father was a railway Guard in regional WA, and a Hotelkeeper in Dampier WA in 1916) and served as a Private (Service No: 17014) in the AIF Railway Corps in 1918.
Daniel was a Clerk, living in Maylands, Perth, WA when he enlisted in the Australian Army in 1940. Following his Discharge in 1945, Danile returned to work as a Clerk, and lived in Maylands, Perth WA until his marriage to Lorna Catherine Kennedy in 1954. Lorna had served with the RAAF as a Corporal (Service No: 99597) with the RAAF Laverton Transit Departure and Reception Centre from 1942 to 1947.
Daniel and Lorna moved to Midland Junction, WA in 1954, where Danile died in 1955.
Younger brothers Frederick Canning and Jack Roslyn also served in the Australian Defence Forces during WWII