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| Keywords: 2-7 Armd Regt (P03834-003).jpg AWM Caption Group portrait of members of the 2/7th Armoured Regiment on and in front of a General Grant Tank Identified second from left front row is NX37487 Private William Josiah Bill Rowlinson who was born at Balgowlah NSW in 1919 After pre-war cadet service with the 17th Battalion Citizens Military Forces he enlisted on 27 June 1941 serving as NX37487 with the 2/7th Armoured Regiment He later transferred to the 1st Australian Parachute Battalion After a period with the 113rd Australian General Hospital as a volunteer in tropical disease research he was awarded the Commander-in-Chief's Commendation Card but took his discharge in 1946 In 1950 he re-enlisted for service in Korea receiving service number 2/400239 with 3RAR Royal Australian Regiment Twice wounded in Korea during 1951 he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM and Bar for his gallant conduct in the battles of Kapyong and Maryang-San In early 1952 he was commissioned as a lieutenant in the regular army but later in the year while giving instruction in the use of explosives at Ingleburn he was seriously injured in a gelignite explosion his right hand and forearm being amputated as a result He recovered from his injuries remaining in the Army until 1957 and reaching the rank of Captain Bill Rowlinson died in the late 1990s P03834 003 Original uploader was Nick-D at http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia 2007-07-01 1941 author PD-Australia Original upload log en wikipedia Rcbutcher CommonsHelper en wikipedia 2-7+Armd+Regt+ 28P03834-003 29 jpg 2007-07-01 06 47 Nick-D 300×414× 76456 bytes <nowiki>Australian War Memorial AWM catalog number P03834 003 Sourced from http //www awm gov au/database/collection asp Copyright The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear' The photo was taken prior to 1944 </nowiki> World War II people of the Australian Army M3 Grant | ||||
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