⦻ Prisoner of War
✞ Ultimate Sacrifice

Dunsmore, James
Durie, George Keith
Durie, Thomas Armour
Durst, Albert John
Eades, Eric Charles
Eakin, Reay Ignatius
Earls, John Francis
Easy, Arthur Leslie
Easy, Reginald Rickman
Eccles, Allan Edward
Edwards, Edward Jonathan
Edwards, John Victor
Elbourn, Thelma Isobel
Eling, David Keith
Eling, Robert Harold
Ella, Norman Merrington
Ellis, Henry Ernest
Ellis, Kenneth Garbutt
Ellis, Maxwell Charles
Ellis, Reginald Manning
Ellis, Robert Roy

Elm, Charles Edward
Elm, Clarence Charles
Elvy, Keith Robert
Ely, Stewart Alexander
Evans, Bernard James Wilson
Eve, Richard William
Fahey, Francis Murray
Farr, John Walter
Farrell, John Cecil
Farrell, John Joseph
Faulkner, John Benjamin
Faulkner, Merton John
Ferguson, Clement Rankin
Ferrier, Albert Hamilton
File, Norman Sydney
Finch, Leonard Arthur
Finn, Kevin Joseph
Fleming, Maxwell Alfred
Fleming, Victor Douglas
Flowers, June Edith
Floyd, Douglas

Floyd, Errol Angus
Folkes, Vincent Francis (Rev)
Ford, Kenneth
Foster, Bertie
Foster, John George
Foster, Richard
Fox, Edgar Neville
⦻ Fox, Harman Charles
Fox, William Henry
Francis, Ronald Keith
Franklin, Jeremiah Andrew
Franks, Kynaston Spencer Howard
Franks, William Gordon
Fraser, Desmond
Fraser, George Maidment
Fraser, William Redford
Freer, Archibald
Frizelle, Arthur Alan
Furlong, John Michael
Gallacher, George Hunter


HMAS Albatross

John Vincent Denehy

29 May 1915 - Sydney New South Wales
26 January 1989 - Concord New South Wales

Rank: Citizen Air Force
Service No: R/34616
Religion: Roman Catholic

54 Waratah Street

World War II (27 August 1939 - 21 August 1967)

2/1 Armoured Brigade Company Australian Army Services Corp

Victor Raymond Denniss

25 April 1917 - Haberfield New South Wales
7 July 1980 - Woolooware New South Wales

Rank: Private
Service No: NX89764
Religion: Not listed

41 Rawson Street

World War II (23 February 1942 - 21 March 1946)

170th Radar Station

Francis Evelyn Dickinson

10 February 1924 - Annandale New South Wales
December 2015 - Sydney New South Wales

Rank: Corporal
Service No: 66908
Religion: Roman Catholic

22 Hawthorne Parade

World War II (30 June 1942 - 17 September 1945)

Australian HQ Guard Battalion

Samuel William Dickinson

10 September 1904 - Sydney New South Wales
Unknown

Rank: Corporal
Service No: NX6425
Religion: Roman Catholic

22 Hawthorne Parade

World War II (7 November 1939 -6 May 1942)

4th Infantry Battalion

Ronald Andrew Diehm

13 October 1911 - Mungona Queensland
1 April 2000 - Carlingford New South Wales

Rank: Lance Sergeant
Service No: N185904
Religion: Baptist

69 Hawthorne Parade

World War II (26 May 1941 - 11 June 1945)

Volunteer Defence Corp

Leslie Dignum

23 September 1887 - Adelaide South Australia
24 February 1952 - Sydney New South Wales

Rank: Private
Service No: N391078
Religion: Methodist

229 Ramsay Street

World War II (25 March 1942 - 10 March 1943)

2/13 Infantry Battalion

Duncan Roland John Diplock

31 July 1914 - Cessnock New South Wales
18 June 2009 - Glendale New South Wales

Rank: Private
Service No: NX23172
Religion: Church of England

7 Chelmsford Avenue

World War II (30 May 1940 - 1 September 1944)

64th Infantry Battalion

David Palmer Dixon

4 April 1926 - Summer Hill New South Wales
14 May 2023 - Sydney New South Wales

Rank: Private
Service No: NX178982
Religion: Presbyterian

4 Forrest Street

World War II (27 June 1944 - 3 February 1947)

2/3 Tank Attack Regiment

Roy Kenneth Dixon

3 April 1917 - Narrandera New South Wales
17 May 2012 - Myrtle Bank South Australia

Rank: Captain
Service No: NX35064
Religion: Presbyterian

4 Forrest Street

World War II (18 July 1940 - 1 March 1946)

9th Corps of Signals

Kenneth Charles Stanley Dodds

31 October 1922 - Sydney New South Wales
12 September 1997 - Palm Beach Queensland

Rank: Signalman
Service No: NX105688
Religion: Church of England

98 Kingston Street

World War II (17 June 1942 - 26 October 1945)

HMAS Penguin

Matthew John Doherty

29 January 1920 - Stonehouse England
10 January 2002 - Manly New South Wales

Rank: Engine Room Articifer
Service No: 23760
Religion: Roman Catholic

57 Turner Avenue

World War II (13 November 1939 - 12 November 1953)

Corps Ammunition Park
Liverpool Prisoner of War and Internment Camp

Maurice Patrick Dougan

17 August 1898 - Marrickville New South Wales
14 February 1971 - Sydney New South Wales

Rank: Private
Service No: NX58206/N77429
Religion: Roman Catholic

Also see Patrick Duggan. Most likely same person.

30 Kingston Street

World War II (18 Jul 1940 - 10 October 1940, 16 October 1940 - 10 September 1946)
World War I (28 October 1915 - 9 July 1919)

2/5 Australian Infantry Battalion

Thomas George Douglas

15 December 1924 - Sydney New South Wales
13 June 1945 - Aitape New Guinea

Rank: Private
Service No: NX201879
Religion: Church of England

182 Bland Street

World War II (21 July 1943 - 13 June 1945 Killed in Action)

Thomas Douglas was born in Sydney New South Wales on 15 December 1924 to Thomas Douglas and Angelina Streeter.

A student, he enlisted in Paddington NSW on 21 July 1943. He gave his father’s address as 182 Bland Street.

He was marched in to the 3/5 Australian Infantry Training Brigade on 27 July.  The unit moved to Warwick Queensland the following day.  On 5 January 1944 Thomas moved to the Australian Personnel Staging Camp in Canungra QLD. 

He was transferred to the 2/5 Battalion on 9 January. The unit embarked from Cairns aboard HMAS Duntroon on 24 November, disembarking in Aitape New Guinea five days later. 

Records state that Thomas was killed in action on 13 June 1945 in Aitape New Guinea. His body was not recovered. 

He is remembered at the Lae Memorial.

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5598900

Lae War Cemetery – Papua New Guinea
2,818 Commonwealth WWII 444 Unidentified 1 WWI
32 Australians died this day

10th Battalion VDC P/T

Leslie Kenneth Downs

16 November 1913 - Broken Hill New South Wales
17 September 2011 - Manly New South Wales

Rank: Gunner
Service No: N468985
Religion: Church of England

33 O'Connor Street

World War II (5 February 1942 - 30 September 1945)

1st Australian Railhead Supply Detachment

James Joseph Drinan

10 May 1902 - West Maitland New South Wales
26 September 1969 - Canley Heights New South Wales

Rank: Private
Service No: N436691
Religion: Roman Catholic

3 Dalhousie Street

World War II (23 April 1942 - 18 December 1945)

8th Australian Advanced Workshop (RAEME)

Prosper William Drover

29 November 1907 - Coolamon New South Wales
14 November 1969 - Brighton-Le-Sands New South Wales

Rank: Staff Sergeant
Service No: N29072
Religion: Church of England

264 Hawthorne Parade

World War II (24 October 1940 - 26 October 1945)

2nd Ordnance Field Park
Australian Army Ordnance Corp

Max Dudzik

21 October 1917 - Sydney New South Wales
Unknown

Rank: Private
Service No: N28334
Religion: Roman Catholic

154 Hawthorne Parade

World War II (6 August 1940 - 8 January 1942)

Cockatoo Docks

John Henry Dufty

23 December 1902 - South Island New Zealand
Unknown

Rank: Stoker
Service No: 14877
Religion: Methodist

26 Hawthorne Parade

World War II (15 October 1924 - 13 May 1945)

Area Signals Company Eastern Command

11th Australian Garrison Battalion

Patrick Duggan

17 August 1898 - Marrickville New South Wales
14 February 1971 - Sydney New South Wales

Rank: Signalman/Private
Service No: N77739/N390766
Religion: Roman Catholic

Also see Maurice Patrick Dougan. Most likely same person.

30 Kingston Street

World War II (30 July 1940 - 20 November 1940, 19 March 1942 - 27 October 1943)

113th Concord Military Hospital

Herbert Rumsey Duke

25 October 1909 - Brocklesby New South Wales
30 June 1982 - Port Macquarie New South Wales

Rank: Corporal
Service No: N270838
Religion: Seventh Day Adventist

27 Dalhousie Street

World War II (19 May 1941 - 17 March 1947)

2nd Corps of Signals

Frank Henry Dunshea

7 August 1918 - Sydney New South Wales
26 June 1970 - Unknown

Rank: Corporal
Service No: NX132087
Religion: Roman Catholic

35 Wattle Street

World War II (26 September 1942 - 12 December 1945)

6th Australia Detention Barracks

James Dunsmore

13 December 1903 - Glasgow Scotland
7 February 1967 - Burwood New South Wales

Rank: Sergeant
Service No: N273678
Religion: Presbyterian

33 Empire Street

World War II (15 July 1941 - 4 September 1945)

36th Infantry Battalion

George Keith Durie

10 February 1923 - Sydney New South Wales
Unknown

Rank: Corporal
Service No: N185897
Religion: Presbyterian

110 Waratah Street

World War II (15 October 1941 - 7 July 1943)

23rd Australian Infantry Training Battalion

Thomas Armour Durie

7 May 1921 - Ballina New South Wales
10 November 1974 - New South Wales

Rank: Private
Service No: NX203885
Religion: Presbyterian

110 Waratah Street

World War II (19 June 1944 - 19 September 1945)

24th Battalion VDC P/T

Albert John Durst

22 September 1916 - Glebe Point New South Wales
31 March 2014 - Newport Beach New South Wales

Rank: Private
Service No: N458557
Religion: Church of England

11 Martin Street

World War II (6 August 1940 - 30 September 1945)

2/13 Field Company

Eric Charles Eades

5 January 1917 - Flemington New South Wales
25 February 2011 - Sans Souci New South Wales

Rank: Staff Sergeant
Service No: NX113808
Religion: Methodist

13 Wolseley Street

World War II (6 August 1942 - 16 November 1945)

2/2 Casualty Clearing Station

Reay Ignatius Eakin

3 July 1917 - Kempsey New South Wales
14 October 1993 - Brisbane Queensland

Rank: Captain
Service No: NX203192
Religion: Roman Catholic

55 Dalhousie Street

World War II (25 February 1944 - 8 November 1946)

1st Corps Ammunition Park

Arthur Leslie Easy

2 December 1902 - Paddington New South Wales
21 May 1964 - Inverell New South Wales

Rank: Lance Corporal
Service No: NX46089
Religion: Church of England

11 Forrest Street

World War II (1 July 1940 - 7 June 1943)
World War I (1 November 1918 - 11 November 1918)

113 Australian General Hospital

Reginald Rickman Easy

19 November 1903 - Waverley New South Wales
1978 - Unknown

Rank: Private
Service No: N186429
Religion: Church of England

11 Forrest Street

World War II (30 December 1941 - 18 February 1944)

9th Field Ambulance

Allan Edward Eccles

17 February 1917 - Sydney New South Wales
1 October 1964 - Sydney New South Wales

Rank: Sergeant
Service No: NX116030
Religion: Roman Catholic

87 Waratah Street

World War II (20 August 1942 - 22 February 1946)

Department of Veteran Affairs, Nation Archives Australia list surname as Leeles. The Virtual War Memorial correctly lists the surname as Eccles. This appears to be a transcription error.

Sources

Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.com.au/
Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/
Australian War Memorial (Glossary) https://www.awm.gov.au/learn/glossary
Commonwealth War Graves Commission https://www.cwgc.org/
National Archives Australia https://www.naa.gov.au/explore-collection/defence-and-war-service-records
Department Veteran Affairs (Nominal Rolls) https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/ww2
Prisoner of War Memorial Ballarat https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/
Trove https://trove.nla.gov.au/
Virtual War Memorial https://vwma.org.au/

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