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KERSTING, Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX31199 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 28 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Narrogin, Western Australia , 21 August 1922 |
| Home Town: | Narrogin, Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Hotel manager |
| Died: | Lung Cancer, Mandurah,, Western Australia , 19 January 1996, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mandurah General Cemetery, Western Australia Plaque at RSL Mandurah WA Ashes out to sea at a favourite fishing spot. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, WX31199, 28 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 11 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, WX31199, 28 Infantry Battalion AMF |
Personal Stories
Son
My name is Raymond James (Jim) Kersting and was born to Doris Elsie and Raymond Kersting in January of 1949.
My father shared a story with me just before he died about his service in Rabaul where he had to take the life of a young Japanese soldier, this led to his smoking and eventually caused lung cancer that took his life at age 71. I miss my dad and regret not having more time to spend with him to know and share more stories.
Much respect for him.
Submitted 25 April 2022 by Raymond Kersting