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ROACH, Ronald Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX12429 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1941, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clare, South Australia, 10 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Died: | Adelaide South Australia, 25 April 1990, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 29 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMT Convoy U.S. 12B. Disembarked in the Middle East 20 October 1941. | |
| 20 Oct 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, Embarked on H.M.T. Convoy US 12B on 18 September 1941 to the Middle East. Disembarked in the Middle East on 20 October 1941. Taken on strength to 2nd/10th Inf Bn from 2nd/18th Inf Bn 25 January 1942. |
Middle East Area of Operations Service
| 11 Feb 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Middle East on H.T. New Amsterdam. Transferred at Bombay on 21 February 1942 to H.M.T. Nevasa and disembarked at 4MD on 29 March 1942. |
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World War 2 Service
| 8 Aug 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Brisbane to New Guinea. Disembarked in New Guinea on 14 August 1942. | |
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| 14 Aug 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Milne Bay - Papua New Guinea WW2, Pte Roach was wounded in action on 29 December 1942. | |
| 29 Dec 1942: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 May 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Cairns for service in Morotai. Disembarked at Morotai 13 June 1945. | |
| 13 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945, Pte Roach was part of the last major amphibious assault of World War II at Balikpapan. The invasion fleet sailed from Morotai Island on 26 June, arriving off Balikpapan on 29 June. Three beaches were chosen for the landing on the southern coast between Klandasan in the east and Stalkoedo in the west; the initial assault was undertaken by three infantry battalions: the 2/10th on the extreme left, the 2/12th in the centre and the 2/27th Battalion on the right. The troops were landed at the wrong location as smoke from the pre-landing bombardment made navigation difficult, but the landing was unopposed, and a beachhead was quickly established as follow on forces arrived. | |
| 22 Jun 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Morotai for service at Balikpapan. | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Balikpapan. Disembarked at Brisbane on 2 December 1945. | |
| 13 Dec 1945: | Discharged | |
| 13 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX12429, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
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