William Keith ENGLISH
Year of Birth: 1921
Place of Birth: Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 25 March 1942, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Lance Corporal
Unit(s): 2/9 Battalion, Australian Infantry
Service Number: QX 30889
Died: 5 February 1945
Age: 23 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row C – Grave 14
William Keith was the eldest child of William English and Ethel Mary (Frost) English, born 25 July 1921.
He served in New Guinea.
Lance Corporal William Keith English died from an illness.
Corporal William Keith English’s name is on the Mackay Roll of Honour and also located at panel 33 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (ENGLISH William Keith) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
Australian Voters’ Rolls 1903-1980, Ancestry.com
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