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MCCLOUNAN, Robert Lyall
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX9155 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 6 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Wilkawatt, Southern Mallee, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Wilkawatt Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 9 June 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bendigo Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Lameroo Oval Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX9155 | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX9155, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs R S McCLOUNAN of Wilkawatt, SA. Educated at Wilkawatt Public School, Robert was a keen cricketer and footballer. He enlisted in June 1940 and after 5 months in the Northern Territory went to Malaya and was a prisoner of war in a Borneo prison camp.
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