DARE, Ronald James
| Service Number: | VX124552 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 8 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Shepparton, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Elliminyt and Colac West Primary Schools, Colac High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 8 November 1993, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Colac General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX124552 | |
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| 17 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX124552 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
Ronald served in Darwin and Morotai. In Darwin he worked in the workshop rewinding engines but was pleased when he was appointed the electrician at the hospital although it meant surrendering his rifle as he was not allowed one while working at the hospital. In Darwin there were regular bombings. He was later sent to Moratai near Borneo.
While in Morotai he managed to avoid Malaria in the steamy jungle conditions however two weeks after arriving home from the war he came down with Malaria and suspected Tuberculosis. He spent the next 12 months in a quiet location recovering.
[Source: Colac Family History Project/WW2 Honour Roll]
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