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BARNES, Ronald Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX5464 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Currie, King Island,Tasmania, Australia, 4 March 1908 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia, 30 September 1976, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mersey Vale Lawn Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX5464, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Captured on Timor, repatriated from Siam (Thailand) while am member of the 2/40th Infantry Battalion. | |
| 24 Sep 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX5464, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion, From Singapore to Sydney, disembarked on 11 October 1945. | |
| 14 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX5464, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
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