BARNES, Ronald Keith
| Service Numbers: | 41316, SX31562 , SX31562 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1943, In the field |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 18 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Adelaide, South Australia, 4 February 1993, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | City of West Torrens WW2 Boulevard of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1941: | Involvement Private, 41316, Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces, This service number is a Militia number indicative of the fact that Ron would have been initially drafted into the Militia and then voluntarily transferred to the 2nd AIF for overseas service - hence the 'SX' number. | |
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| 25 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Private, SX31562 , In the field | |
| 25 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 41316 | |
| 11 Oct 1943: | Involvement Private, SX31562, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 7 Jul 1945: | Involvement Private, SX31562, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945 | |
| 21 Mar 1946: | Discharged Private, SX31562, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
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Private Ron Barnes
2/27th 7 Platoon under the command of Lieut Bob Johns
Johns Knoll..
Section Bren gunner had been killed so Barnes dashed across the exposed slope picked up the gun from the dead gunners and bought it back to his hole, the Japanese tore up the ground around him but he escaped unscratched. He manned the Bren gun for the remainder of the afternoon, late in the day it became imperative to bring in drinking water for his comrades he moved across the slope again to bring two cans of water. He got back with the cans however one had been punctured. This photo is of him with his shrapnel torn shirt.
Dad was later recommend for the award of Military Medal for his bravery, however, never received it.
He also served in Borneo. - Julie Conner (Barnes)
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