ACKLAND, Royston Randell Barnes
| Service Number: | W82844 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 20 September 1883 |
| Home Town: | Wongan Hills, Wongan-Ballidu, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide University |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Wongan Hills, Western Australia, 30 September 1971, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Wongan Hills Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 16 May 1942: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Wongan Hills, Western Australia | |
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| 16 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, W82844 | |
| 17 May 1942: | Involvement Corporal, W82844, 9th (WA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces |
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Royston Randell Barnes ACKLAND was born on 20th Sept. 1883 in Adelaide, SA
His parents were John Barnes ACKLAND and Edith May RANDELL
Royston married Grace Ruby SMITH in 1911 in Northam WA and she died in 1925. His second marriage was to Vera Eunice Marie HUBERT in 1927 in WA
Grace Ruby died on 4th Nov. 1925 aged 33 years and is buried in Wongan Hills Cemetery. Vera died on 4.5.1963 in Claremont WA and is buried in Karrakatta Cemetery
Royston enlisted on 16th May 1942 with the 9 Northam Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps. Service No. W82844 -
STORY about the Home Guard in Northam, WA
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/44817069 (trove.nla.gov.au)
INFORMATION about the Volunteer Defence Corps in WW2
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/ww2/vol-def-corps.htm (www.diggerhistory.info)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteer_Defence_Corps_(Australia (en.wikipedia.org)
Royston died on 30th September 1971 aged 87 years and is buried in Wongan Hills Cemetery, Western Australia
PHOTO of his Headstone
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51569540 (www.findagrave.com)
WONGAN HILLS Cemetery list
http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/Wongan%20Hills/wonganhills.htm (www.ozburials.com)
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