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CHOWNE, ALBERT
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
CHOWNE, ALBERT
Date Of Birth
19 Jul 1920
Age
24
Birth Place
Sydney, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Date
25 Mar 1945
Date Of Death
25 Mar 1945
Fate
Killed in action
Information
Formerly Sergeant. Parents: Arthur James Chowne and Ellen Frances Chowne; husband of Daphne May Chowne, of Rose Bay, New South Wales.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 29/02/1944 (M.M.) Further gazette pages: 1042 (M.M.) Further Gazette issues: 36403 (M.M.)
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Service Number
NX.24405
Gazette Date
1945
Gazette Page
4467 (V.C.); Issue: 37253 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Near Dagua, New Guinea, South West Pacific
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
Australian Army
Regiment
Australian Military Forces
Battalion
2/2nd Battalion (New South Wales)
Place of Death
Wewak, New Guinea
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Military Medal (MM)
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Pacific Star
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
Content Source
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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