ROBERTS, Ronald Eric
| Service Number: | VX70839 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 4 March 1921 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 April 2004, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX70839 | |
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| 31 May 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX70839 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
The youngest of ten, Ron was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1921 to Edward and Adela Roberts. His father, Edward Charles Roberts (b1869 in Bendigo, Victoria) and mother, Adela Lovie (b1875 in Tootgarook, Mornington, Victoria) married in 1904 in Melbourne, Victoria where they raised their family. Edward worked as a Draper, Grocer and Salesman.
In January 1942 Ron enlisted in the Australian Army (Private; Service No:VX70839). He served with 2/1st Forestry Coy RAE and the Ordnance Training Depot Bendigo, and was a Sapper attached to 1st Battalion RAE when he was Discharged in May 1945.
Ron married Olive Helen Lorraine Day (b1924 in Melbourne, Victoria) in 1942 in Melbourne, Victoria. Following his Discharge, Ron and Olive settled in Melbourne, Victoria where Ron worked as a Painter. Ron died in 2004 and Olive in 2014.
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