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DOOLAN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX120156 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14/32 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Terang, Victoria, Australia., 25 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Timboon, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brucknell |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Heart Attack, Fremantle, Yacht Club, Western Australia, Australia, 1980 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX120156, 14/32 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 28 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX120156, 14/32 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, VX120156, 14/32 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ellen Magill
Jim loved sailing and had a heart attack on board Pibrock, a yacht belonging to Dr. Peter Fox of Timboon. He was sailing to visit his sister at Dongara, Western Australia,for the first time in many years. Unfortunately he passed away before seeing her, at the Fremantle Yacht Club, despite the efforts of his friend, Dr Fox.
Jim's wife was Phyllis and he had two children