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HENNESSEY, Ronald Kingsford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | DX165 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1940, Darwin, NT |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Field Regiment |
| Born: | Merridan, Western Australia, Australia, 27 February 1914 |
| Home Town: | Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Injuries, New Guinea, 17 November 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 14. Inscription "THE PEACE OF GOD PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Darwin War Memorial, East Point Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Mar 1940: | Involvement Gunner, DX165 | |
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| 8 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Darwin, NT | |
| 8 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, DX165 | |
| 17 Nov 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, DX165, 2nd/1st Field Regiment, Discharged by death. Died from severe burns and shock as a result of a primus explosion, New Guinea. |
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