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BARNES, Ralph Bertram
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX30352 |
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Enlisted: | 7 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 9th Division Cavalry Regiment |
Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 28 July 1916 |
Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Bank clerk |
Died: | Ashwood, Victoria, Australia , 6 January 1962, aged 45 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Boronia, Wall X, Niche 160 |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
7 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX30352 | |
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20 Jun 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, 7th Division Cavalry Regiment | |
13 Aug 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 8th Cavalry Regiment | |
6 Sep 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 8th Cavalry Regiment | |
24 Mar 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 9th Division Cavalry Regiment | |
9 Jun 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd Cavalry Division Training Squadron | |
18 Sep 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , VX30352, Embarked for the Middle East aboard HMT 11. Arrived 20 October 1941. | |
23 Nov 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd/12th Field Regiment | |
29 Dec 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 9th Division Cavalry Regiment | |
25 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX30352 |
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