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CORE, Richard Matthew
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX38279, SP6546 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 19 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Firle, Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
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World War 2 Service
| 20 May 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SX38279 | |
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| 20 May 1940: | Involvement Corporal, SP6546 | |
| 20 May 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 20 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX38279 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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