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HITCH, Roy Norman Kenneth
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX23656, S10265 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1942, Gherang, VIC |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| Born: | Wirrabara, South Australia, 10 June 1923 |
| Home Town: | Wirrabara, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Naracoorte, South Australia, 5 May 2006, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Melrose Memorial Arch and Gates, Wirrabara District WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jul 1942: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, SX23656 | |
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| 6 Jul 1942: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, S10265 | |
| 6 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Gherang, VIC | |
| 6 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, SX23656 | |
| 13 Oct 1943: | Discharged Lance Sergeant, SX23656, Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers | |
| 13 Oct 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Sergeant, SX23656 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Leslie Norman James Hitch and Mona Johanna Manz; brother of Elsie May Hitch
After the war Roy settled on a Soldier Settlement property in the Coles-Spence area where he established a Murray Grey cattle stud