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Pte William Albert Slaven Veteran

Birth
Bowden, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia
Death
9 Jan 1942 (aged 23)
Libya
Burial
Tobruk, Al Buṭnān, Libya Add to Map
Plot
Plot 9. Row H. Grave 1.
Memorial ID
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Private, Australian Army Service Corps. Age: 23. SX5795
Posting on Death: 9 Divisional Supply Column Mechanical Transport.
He died of wounds in Libya & is recognised as one of the Rats of Tobruk.
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour Adelaide Sth Aust, also his name is located at panel 84 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
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Son of Edward William and Ellen Anne Slaven;
Husband of Gwendoline Mary Frances Slaven, of Welland, South Australia.
Private, Australian Army Service Corps. Age: 23. SX5795
Posting on Death: 9 Divisional Supply Column Mechanical Transport.
He died of wounds in Libya & is recognised as one of the Rats of Tobruk.
He is commemorated on the Roll of Honour Adelaide Sth Aust, also his name is located at panel 84 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
~~~
Son of Edward William and Ellen Anne Slaven;
Husband of Gwendoline Mary Frances Slaven, of Welland, South Australia.

Inscription

"Dear Beloved Husband of Gwen and Daddy of Trevor, Sadly Missed"



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