HUDSON, Ross William
| Service Numbers: | SX20394, S15111 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1942, Rowville, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51 Field Park Company |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 11 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Marleston, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Goodwood Central School |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Printing Machinist |
| Died: | Injuries, New Guinea, 14 April 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea B3 D 6 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Richmond West Adelaide Football Club War Veterans Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 5 Aug 1942: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SX20394 | |
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| 5 Aug 1942: | Involvement Lance Corporal, S15111 | |
| 5 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, 51 Field Park Company, Rowville, VIC | |
| 5 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, SX20394, Rowville, Vic. | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert Arthur and Ann Hudson; husband of Eileen Maria Hudson, of Keswick, South Australia.
A HEART THAT LOVES YOU WILL NEVER FORGET. SAL
Mrs. Eileen Hudson (formerly Miss Eileen Coombe), of Kent Road, Keswick, ahs been advised that her husband L. Cpl. Ross William Hudson, was accidentally killed in New Guinea on April 14. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hudson, of Anstey Crescent, Galway Gardens. After leaving Goodwood Central School, he was employed by Vardon & Sons, printers, and enlisted in October 1941. He played football for West Adealide, and for one season with St. Kilda, Victoria. He was also a playing member of the Adelaide Cricket Club.
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