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WADE, Horace Milward, F/O, 415201. RAAF. 28 March 1944. Age 27. Son of Frank Washington Wade and Amelia Evelyn Wade, of Coolup, Western Australia. Panel 34.

WAINEWRIGHT, William Lewis, L/Cpl, VX24139. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 30. Son of William Stutzer Wainewright and Edith Beckett Wainewright, of Winchelsea, Victoria. Panel 19.

WAINWRIGHT, Victor Ernest Ross, Sgt, NX54267. AIF 17 A/Tk Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 27. Son of David Victor Ross Wainwright and Mabel Wainwright; husband of Winifred Burnie Wainwright, ofWoollahra, New South Wales. Panel 2.

WALKER, Garth Elliston, Cpl, NGX487. AIF New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Son of Benjamin Addenbrook Walker and Maude Walker; husband of Edith Eileen Walker, of Kew, Victoria. Panel 29.

WALKER, George William John, L/Bdr, TX4374. AIF L Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of George William John Walker and Gladys Walker, of Hobart, Tasmania. Panel 6.

WALKER, James Alexander, Pte, NX56794. AIF 8 Div Supply Column, Australian Army Service Corps. 1 July 1942. Age 30. Son of William Robert and Beatrice Rosalie Walker, of Randwick, New South Wales. Panel 31.

WALKER, Jasper Edward Alexander, Cpl, VX37529. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 33. Son of Ernest Edward and Alice Bartlett Walker, of Carlton, Victoria. Panel 17.

WALKER, Robert James, Pte, VX47917. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 34. Son of Robert James Walker and Dora Walker. Panel 28.

WALKER, Ronald Harry, L/Cpl, VX44608. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of Harry and Alice Jane Walker, of East Prahran, Victoria. Panel 19.

WALKER, Walter Henry, Cpl, SX7253. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 37. Son of Benjamin and Marian Eliza Walker. Panel 12.

WALKERDEN, Roy Henry, Pte, NX33890. AIF 8 Div Supply Column, Australian Army Service Corps. 4 February 1942. Age 22. Son of Charles Henry and Elsie May Walkerden, of Byron Bay, New South Wales. Panel 31.

WALL, Leonard Francis, Pte, VX25486. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 23. Panel 28.

WALLACE, Duncan, Pte, VX26100. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 26. Son of Alexander and Christinia Wallace, of Glen Iris, Victoria. Panel 28.

WALLIS, Richard Henry, Pte, VX45864. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 25. Son of Charles Richard and Elizabeth Ann Wallis, of Nhill, Victoria; husband of Mary Alice Wallis, of Rainbow, Victoria. Panel 28.

WALLIS, Robert John, Pte, VX45856. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 29. Son of John Charles and Elizabeth Wallis, of Serviceton, Victoria. Panel 28.

WALLIS, Ronald Edward, Pte, QX64944. AIF Australian Army Ordnance Corps. 1 July 1942. Age 28. Son of Albert Edward and Lucy Mary Wallis; husband of Ethel Dorothy Wallis, of Kelvin Grove, Queensland. Panel 32.

WALSH, Ralph, Pte, VX32549. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 33. Son of Thomas and Flora Walsh, of Ouyen, Victoria. Panel 28.

WALTER, John Lewis, Pte, VX24178. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 26. Son of Lewis William and Elizabeth Frances Walter, of Cudgee, Victoria. Panel 28.

WARD, Albert Arnold, L/Bdr, NX191447. AIF A/A and Mil Landing Craft Defence (Rabaul), Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 20. Son of William and Gladys Iris Ward, of Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales. Panel 4.

WARD, Roy Edward, L/Bdr, VX30697. AIF 17 A/Tk Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of Robert Henery Ward and Marion Ann Ward, of Emerald, Victoria. Panel 2.

WARE, Francis Raymond, Gnr, NX59798. AIF 17 A/Tk Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 28 March 1942. Age 40. Son of Mr and Mrs E Ware; husband of Joyce Margaret Ware, of Bondi Junction, New South Wales. Panel 4.

WARHURST, William, S/Sgt, TX4358. AIF Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 42. Son of George and Margaret Warhurst; husband of Adeline Annie Warhurst, of Queenscliff, Victoria. Panel 5.

WARNER, Milton Alfred, Pte, VX23455. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 33. Son of George Alfred and Laura Emmeline Warner, ofWoodville, South Australia; husband of Irene Enid Warner, of Semaphore, South Australia. Panel 28.

WATERMAN, Frank Alfred, Rm, NGX489. AIF New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 42. Son of Harry Ernest and Anne Waterman; husband of Clara Emmeline Waterman, of Chelsea, Victoria. Panel 30.

WATKINS, George Lymington, Pte, VX36634. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of George Thurling Watkins and Lily Eliza Watkins; husband of Isabell Dulcie Watkins, of Kilburn, South Australia. Panel 28.

WATKINS, Reginald Joseph, Pte, VX37495. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 24. Son of Reginald William and t4; Emma Watkins, of Brunswick, Victoria; husband of Jean Watkins, of Brunswick. Panel 28.
2/22 Regimental Band.

WATSON, Albert Edward, Pte, VX29208. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 8 March 1942. Age 30. Son of William John and Emma Watson, of Traralgon, Victoria. Panel 28.

WATSON, Anthony Raymond, Sgt, VX46166. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 23. Son of George Henry Raymon, Watson and Mary Carman Frances Watson, of Melbourne, Victoria. Panel 15.

WATSON, Harry Stewart, Pte, NX57063. AIF 8 Div Supply Column, Australian Army Service Corps. 1 July 1942. Age 35. Son of Henry and Sarah Jane Watson, of Erskineville, New South Wales. Panel 31.

WATSON, Richard Lancelot, Pte, VX21590. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 23 January 1942. Age 31. Son of Joseph and May Watson; husband of Mrs E E Watson, of East Preston, Victoria. Panel 28.

WATSON, Thomas John, Pte, WX7307. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 27. Son of William John and Sarah Ann Watson, of Mount Lawley, Western Australia. Panel 14.

WATTS, Athol French, Pte, VX26671. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 23 January 1942. Age 30. Son of William and Elva Mary Watts, of Wynyard, Tasmania. Panel 28.
See Margaret Lavery - Uncle Athol (VX26671). Embarked on the Katoomba from Sydney on March 12 1941 and disembarked Rabaul on 3 May 1941. Family in Tasmania, but he lived in Victoria on enlistment.

WEAR, Ronald William Newton, Pte, VX30369. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of William Herbert Newton Wear and Stella May Wear, of Windsor, Victoria. Panel 28.

WEAR, Thomas Alfred, Pte, VX29099. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of Mr and Mrs T P Wear, of Box Hill, Victoria. Panel 28.

WEBB, Denis Hamlin, F/Sgt, 405458. RAAF. 4 September 1943. Age 22. Son of James Clarence Edgeworth Webb and Eleanor Olga Webb, of Dalby, Queensland. Panel 35.

WEBB, Thomas, Pte, NX45161. AIF 2/10 Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. 4 February 1942. Age 29. Son of James and Alice May Webb, of West Wa11send, New South Wales; husband of Bridget Elenor Webb, of West Wallsend. Panel 31.

WELCH, Henry, Pte, VX20820. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 15 February 1942. Age 32. Son of Henry and Jane Welch; husband of Marjorie Welch, of Terang, Victoria. Panel 28.

WELLS, Geoffrey Stewart, Fla, 410824. RAAF. 15 November 1943. Age 20. Son of Charles James Stewart Wells and Doris Wells, of Croxton, Victoria. Panel 34.

WELLS, Henry Matthew, L/Cp1, VX44740. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 40. Son of Peter Matthew Wells and Mary Wells, of Finley, New South Wales; husband of Mary Marjorie Monica Wells, of Belmore, New South Wales. Panel 19.

WELLS, William Henry Harrison, Pte, NX27623. AIF 2/10 Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. 1 July 1942. Age 32. Son of William Henry Harrison Wells and Florence May Wells. Panel 31.

WEST, Ronald William, F/Sgt, 416172. RAAF. 2 January 1944. Age 28. Son of Harry William and Myrtle West; husband of Dorothy Hannah West, of Prospect, South Australia. Panel 35.

WEST, William Clement, Cpl, NX53658. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 21. Son of Clement William and Victoria Constance Angelina West, of Balgowlah, New South Wales. Panel 17.

WESTAWAY, Clarence Albert, Pte, NX28482. AIF 8 Div Supply Column, Australian Army Service Corps. 1 July 1942. Age 31. Son of William and Christina Mary W estaway, of Tamworth, New South Wales. Panel 31.

WESTCOTT, William Percy, Gnr, VX129357. AIF Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of Albert Victor and Athelia Grace Westcott, of Maryborough, Victoria. Panel 8.

WETTENHALL, Llewellyn, F/Lt, 400109. RAAF. 31 December 1943. Age 28. Son of Alexander and Doris Wettenha11; husband of Patricia Margaret Wettenhal1, of South Yarra, Victoria. Panel 34.

WHARTON, John William Campbell, Pte, VX23645. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 30. Son of John William and Adelaide Wharton; husband of Elsie May Wharton, of Dandenong, Victoria. Panel 28.

WHELDON, Rodolph, Gnr, NX27388. AIF 17 A/Tk Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 38. Son of Thomas Luke Wheldon and Kezia Jane Wheldon, of Croydon, New South Wales. Panel 4.

WHITE, James William, L/Bdr, SX11454. AIF Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of James and Annie Marie White, of Torrensville, South Australia. Panel 6.

WHITE, John George Stanley, Pte, VX32827. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 23. Son of Thomas and Margaret White, of Oakleigh, Victoria. Panel 28.

WHITE, Norman Edward, Pte, VX23976. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of Francis Edward and Elizabeth White, of Preston, Victoria. Panel 28.

WHITE, William, Pte, VX22881. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 27. Son of William Ogilvie White and Willis Emma White, of Sandringham, Victoria. Panel 28.

WHITE, William Robert Noel, Pte, NX59856. AIF 8 Div Supply Column, Australian Army Service Corps. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of William James White and Frances Mary White, of Bondi, New South Wales. Panel 31.

WHITEHEAD, James Francis, Pte, VX25084. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 24. Son of Eileen Whitehead, of Hawthorn, Victoria. Panel 28.

WHITTLE, Leslie Charles, L/Cpl, VX24045. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 27. Son of John Thomas Whittle and Alice Henrietta Margaret Whittle, ofYarraville, Victoria. Panel 19.

WHITTLE, Walter Frederick, Pte, VX24036. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 23. Son of John Thomas Whittle and Alice Henrietta Margaret Whittle, of Yarraville, Victoria. Panel 28.

WIGGINS, Clement Batstone, W/O, 405335. RAAF. 5 September 1943. Age 28. Son of William and Isabella Wilkinson Wiggins, of Gatton, Queensland; husband of Colina Ailsa Louisa Wiggins, of South Yarra, Victoria. Panel 35.

WILCOX, Brian Charles James, LAC, 8137. RAAF. 15 January 1942. Age 21. Son of Walter and Lilla Rebecca Wilcox, of Exeter, South Australia. Panel 36.

WILKINSON, Allan Robert, Cpl, VX28520. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 35. Son of Robert Keddie Wilkinson and Grace Louise Wilkinson; husband of Rose Elizabeth Wilkinson, of Elsternwick, Victoria. Panel 17.

WILLDING, Lindsay Roy, Pte, NX32294. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of Alfred George and Emmeline Edith Willding, of Forbes, New South Wales. Panel 14.

WILLIAMS, Alfred Ernest, Gnr, NX191454. AIF A/A and Mil Landing Craft Defence (Rabaul), Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 20. Son of Alfred Ernest and Blanche Beatrice Williams, of Woy Woy, New South Wales. Panel 5.

WILLIAMS, Eric Erasmus, Pte, VX41312. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 22 February 1942. Age 22. Son of William and Mary Williams, of Murrumbeena, Victoria. Panel 28.

WILLIAMS, Francis Gordon, Spr, TX44 1 1. AIF Fortress Engineers, Royal Australian Engineers. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of John Andrew Williams and Annie Victoria Williams, of Lenah Valley, Tasmania. Panel 10.

WILLIAMS, Harley Joseph, F/Sgt, 408311. RAAF. 5 September 1943. Age 20. Son of William Joseph and Elvie May Williams, of Launceston, Tasmania. Panel 36.

WILLIAMS, Ivan Charles, Pte, VX47644. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 20. Son of Charles and Daisy Phyllis Williams; nephew of Miss May Williams, of Newtown, Victoria. Panel 28.

WILLIAMS, Lloyd Lentell, Cpl, VX50632. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 23. Son of Leslie Raymond Williams and Gwendoline Marion Williams, of Mornington, Victoria. Panel 17.

WILLIS, John Sutherland, Pte, VX24818. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 23 January 1942. Age 40. Son of John Thomas Willis and Ellen Sutherland Willis, of Eaglehawk, Victoria; husband of Ethel Maud Willis. Panel 28.

WILLIS, Valentine Charles, Pte, VX37528. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of Valentine and Olive Esther Muriel Willis, of Flinders Island, Tasmania. Panel 28.

WILSON, Edward Robert, Pte, VX16950. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 39. Son of Alexander Wilkie Wilson and Margaret Wilson; husband of Lila Louise Wilson, of East Brighton, Victoria. Panel 28.

WILSON, James Arthur, Cpl, 9164. RAAF. 19 January 1942. Age 24. Son of James Arthur and Grace Wilson; husband of Margaret Gladys Wilson, of Bondi, New South Wales. Panel 36.

WILSON, John Andrew, Pte, VX25043. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 21. Son of William John Andrew and Nellie Marshalsee Wilson. Panel 28.

WILSON, Keith Allen, Pte, VX47659. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 23. Son of John and Jane Irene Wilson, of Teesdale, Victoria. Panel 28.

WILSON, Lindsay Kenneth, F/Sgt, 413921. RAAF. 12 September 1943. Age 26. Son of John Thomas Wilson and Nellie Wilson; husband of Iris Wilson, of Ashfield, New South Wales. Panel 36.

WILSON, Phillip, Pte, VX45975. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 30. Son of James William and Mary Ann Wilson, of Oakleigh, Victoria. Panel 28.

WILSON, Straun Raymond, Pte, VX44390. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 30. Son of William Allan Wilson and Elsie MacPherson Wilson; husband of Molly Cynthia Wilson, of Sandalwood, South Australia. Panel 28.

WILTON, Robert Macdonald, Cpl, VX41606. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 35. Son of Albert and Emily Wilton; husband of Marjorie Jean Wilton, of Hawthorn, Victoria. Panel 17.

WILTSHIRE, Joseph William, Gnr, VX129362. AIF Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 20. Son of Charles and Florence Ivy Wiltshire, of Sandringham, Victoria. Panel 8.

WISE, Gilbert Charles, Bdr, TX4379. AIF Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 24. Son of Charles Eric and Ruby Matilda Wise, of Blackman's Bay, Tasmania. Panel 6.

WITTINGSLOW, Charles Thomas, Pte, VX37917. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 19. Son of Charles and Emily Evelyn Wittingslow, of Castlemaine, Victoria. Panel 28.

WOOD, Albert Lyle, Pte, VX35018. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 27. Son of Albert Ernest and Edith Gertrude Wood, of Sandringham, Victoria. Panel 28.

WOODCROFT, Stanley Ernest, Sgt, 22630. RAAF. 20 January 1942. Age 23. Son of Ernest Tillotson Woodcroft and Elsie Anna Woodcroft, of Brisbane, Queensland; husband of Vida May Woodcroft, of Sydney, New South Wales. Panel 36.

WOODFORD, Jack, Pte, VX27701. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 34. Son of William and Rose Woodford. Panel 29.

WOODGATE, Jack Carroll, F/Sgt, 420730. RAAF. 15 November 1943. Age 21. Son of Arthur Ernest and Katherine Elizabeth Woodgate, of Mascot, New South Wales. Panel 36.

WOODHAMS, Orville Hugh, L/Sgt, VX30687. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 41. Son of Joseph Charles and Lillian Woodhams; husband of Grace Mabel Woodhams, of Chelsea, Victoria. Panel 16.

WOODHOUSE, Albert James, Gnr, NX191451. AIF A/A and Mil Landing Craft Defence (Rabaul), Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 18. Son of Walter Sidney and Erna Helene Woodhouse, of Peakhurst, New South Wales. Panel 5.

WOODROFFE, Harold Maurice, F/O, 407542. RAAF. 5 September 1943. Age 25. Son of Alfred Ernest and Nora Woodroffe; husband of Norma Bertram Woodroffe, of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Panel 34.

WOODWARD, Cyril John, L/Cpl, NX41199. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 37. Son of John and Cecilia Woodward; husband of Lavinia Mary Woodward, of Deepwater, New South Wales. Panel 12.

WOOLLACOTT, Roy Herbert, F/Lt, 407144. RAAF. 5 September 1943. Age 33. Son of Thomas Henry and Nellie Pearson Woollacott; husband of Myrtle Sylvina Mary Woollacott, of Prospect, South Australia. Panel 34.
Mentioned in Despatches.

WOOLLEY, Frank Sydney, Pte, NX66421. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 29. Son of Frank Allwood Woolley and Anne Woolley, of Earlwood, New South Wales. Panel 14.

WRIGHT, William, Pte, VX47223. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 29. Son of William Godfrey Wright and Ethel Grace Wright, of Burwood, Victoria. Panel 29.

WYATT, Henry Ernest, L/Sgt, NX191489. AIF Engineers' Stores Branch, Royal Australian Engineers. 1 July 1942. Age 23. Son of Albert Edward and Blanche Evelyn Wyatt, of Kogarah, New South Wales. Panel 9.

WYTHE, Basil, Pte, VX24187. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 23. Son of Albert Thomas Wythe and Sarah Ann Wythe, of Hamilton, Victoria; husband of Irene Margaret Wythe, of Ballarat, Victoria. Panel 29.

WYTHE, Rex, Pte, VX18861. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 23. Son of Albert Thomas Wythe and Sarah Ann Wythe, of Hamilton, Victoria. Panel 29.

© The Rabaul Memorial 1939-1945, Memorial Register 29, London, Imperial War Graves Commission, 1959.