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RYDINGS, Archie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | DX613 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1940, Darwin, NT |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 20 Field Company RAE AMF |
| Born: | Willesden, Greater London, England, 3 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Scrub Typhus, New Guinea, 14 September 1944, aged 48 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot H. Row B. Grave 15. Personal Inscription ~ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Darwin War Memorial, East Point Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jul 1940: | Involvement Lance Corporal, DX613 | |
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| 10 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Darwin, NT | |
| 10 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, DX613 | |
| 8 Oct 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, 20 Field Company RAE AMF, Transferred to 20 Field Company. Died of illness in New Guinea. |
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