John Ralph PAYNTER

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Service Number:	SX6633
Enlisted:	24 June 1940, Wayville, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Quorn, South Australia, 29 January 1921
Home Town:	Quorn, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Libya, 4 May 1941, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya Tobruck War Cemetery, Grave 5, Row C, Plot 13, Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Quorn War Memorial, Quorn and District Roll of Honour WW2, Townsville 2/12th Battalion Roll of Honour

24 Jun 1940:	Involvement Private, SX6633
24 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Wayville, SA
24 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX6633, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Father Frederick Paynter and Mother Mildred Mary Paynter
lived at Sixth Street, Quorn, SA.

Private in 2/12th Infantry Battalion

4/5/1941 died of wounds in Libya (Tobruk)

Buried in: Tobruk War Cemetery
Grave 5, Row C, Plot 13

His name is commemorated on Panel 36 at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 13/9/2016. Lest we forget.