WAGNER, Ronald Arthur
Service Number: | TX6922 |
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Enlisted: | 17 March 1942 |
Last Rank: | Bombardier |
Last Unit: | Recruit Reception Depot |
Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 11 March 1910 |
Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Policeman/Trooper |
Died: | Emphysema , Coles Bay, Tasmania, Australia, 1994 |
Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania |
Memorials: | Tasmania (Launceston) Garden of Remembrance |
World War 2 Service
17 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, TX6922, Recruit Reception Depot | |
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9 Mar 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, TX6922, Recruit Reception Depot |
Family background
Known as Ron. Was a police officer. Started as trooper on horseback. Was stationed in smaller towns in upper Tasmania (Stanley, Zeehan etc). Was promoted to Launceston, Tasmania. Married Dulcie Honor Wagner (née Gall) and had one child, Lorraine Ryan (née Wagner) who had two daughters, eldest Catherine Sue ‘Kate’ Clerke (née Ryan) and Elisabeth Anne ‘Liz’ Greasley (née Ryan) and four grandsons and one granddaughter.
Submitted 23 October 2023 by Catherine Clerke
Biography contributed by Catherine Clerke
Trained in Townsville, North Queensland.