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Joseph William Faull (1926 - 1945)

Joseph William Faull
Born in Parkes, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Died at age 18 in Kapooka, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

Joseph William Faull, the son of Roy Faull and Kathleen Phillips, was born on 30 December 1926 at Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. Official record not found, date of birth from army records.

In February 1945, he enlisted in the Australian Army as part of the Second Imperial Force. [1]

Tragically, Joseph William Faull was killed on 21 May 1945 in a workplace accident during his army training at Kapooka, near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.[2]In total, twenty six young men lost their lives as a result of this accident.[3]

He was buried at Wagga Wagga War Cemetery, Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga City, New South Wales.[4]

Sources

  1. FAULL JOSEPH WILLIAM : Service Number - NX205863 : Date of birth - 30 Dec 1926 : Place of birth - PARKES NSW : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - FAULL ROY National Archives of Australia https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au
  2. NSW death registration number 21374/1945 FAULL JOSEPH WILLIAM (Parents) ROY LEONARD and KATHLEEN AMELIA District WAGGA WAGGA https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au
  3. Australian War Memorial https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2108563
  4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21415070/joseph-william-faull: accessed 30 December 2022), memorial page for Sapper Joseph William Faull (30 Dec 1926–21 May 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21415070, citing Wagga Wagga War Cemetery, Wagga Wagga, Wagga Wagga City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Geoff F (contributor 48342199)

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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX205863) Sapper Joseph William Faull, 1st Training Battalion, Royal Australian Engineers, Second World War . . Audio-Video and Speech transcript . . awm. . 11min .
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