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LAPTHORNE, Rigbye Roberts
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX3683 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 May 1940, Wayville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rostrevor, South Australia, 8 September 1901 |
| Home Town: | Rostrevor, Campbelltown, South Australia |
| Died: | Cotton Tree, Queensland, South Australia, 13 October 1979, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 25 May 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, SX3683, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 25 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, SX3683, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX3683, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion, Syria - Operation Exporter | |
| 4 Sep 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX3683, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 11 Sep 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Apr 1945: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, SX3683, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
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