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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

World War 2, Western Australia, Rottnest Island AIF Enlistment, W52546 to WX30695 MEAD, 1942

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Australian Imperial Force Enlistments from Rottnest - 1942-1945

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Sapper William Gordon Mead from Mount Magnet was serving on Rottnest as W52546 when he volunteered for the Australian Imperial Force as WX30695 on 19 July 1942.

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-28.065586781937, 117.84929916381
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Friday, 19 December, 2025

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