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MOSELEY, Ronald James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 20330, 75331 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 April 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1 November 1898 |
| Home Town: | Clare, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Sheep Hand |
| Died: | 14 July 1990, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Keith War Memorial, Kent Town Wesleyan Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 20330, 1st Divisional Signal Company | |
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| 21 Nov 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 20330, 1st Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Nov 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 20330, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 20330 |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Keith, SA | |
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| 30 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 75331, 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 13 Dec 1947: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 75331, 8th (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Ronald James Moseley was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on the 1st of November, 1898. Before enlisting, he worked as a sheep hand. He served in both World War One and World War Two. He got married on the 13th of June, 1918 to Marjory.
He enlisted for the First World War on the 22nd of April, 1917, and for the Second World War on the 30th of April 1942. In the First World War, he enlisted in Clare, but the second time, he enlisted in Keith.
On the 21th of November, 1917, he embarked on the HMAT Nestor from Melbourne.
In both wars, he returned home at the end of his military service.