Phillip Keith RENTON

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RENTON, Phillip Keith

Service Numbers:	S22677, SX11451
Enlisted:	24 February 1941, Fort Largs, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/7th Field Regiment
Born:	Port Pirie, SA, 28 August 1920
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Solomontown Public and Port Pirie High Schools
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Natural Causes, 5 July 2006, aged 85 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Barker Cemetery, S.A.
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World War 2 Service

24 Feb 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S22677, 2nd/7th Field Regiment
24 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Fort Largs, SA
24 Feb 1941:	Enlisted S22677
25 Feb 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , SX11451, Wayville, SA

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mr Albert Richard RENTON of 4 Cottell Street, Solomontown, SA. Educated at Solomontown Public and Port Pirie High Schools he was fond of cricket and football. Once a member of the Commonwealth Railway Cricket Team and B Grade player for St. Mark's Football Club. In civilian life he was employed by Vacuum Oil Company at Port Pirie. Enlisted in February 1941, he received traiing in the Militia and Royal Australian Artillery at Fort Largs and left for overseas in April 1941 and saw action in the Middle East.

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