Douglas James LENNON served as James FRASER
Year of Birth: 1908
Place of Birth: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 21 November 1941, Brisbane, Queensland
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Private
Unit(s): 14 Garrison Battalion Australian Infantry
Service Number: QX 25219 NX1660
Died: 30 July 1942
Age: 33 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row A – Grave 1
Douglas James Lennon was born 31 August 1908 in Hobart, Tasmania to James Michael and Ruby Grove (Cooper) Lennon . He married Edna Pearl Phillips in Newtown, New South Wales in 1936.
When he enlisted he changed his name to James Fraser.
Douglas had been on training exercises on Horn Island and died of illness.
Douglas James Lennon’s name is on Sydney Roll of Honour board and also located at panel 77 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (LENNON James Douglas) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
New South Wales Birth, Deaths and Marriages Index
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