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WHITINGTON, Richard Smallpeice
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX3360 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 May 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Unley Park, South Australia, 30 June 1912 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist/Sportsman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 13 March 1984, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Grave location: Acacia E, Path 40, Grave 773B |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 May 1940: | Enlisted SX3360, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 May 1940: | Enlisted SX3360, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 24 May 1940: | Involvement SX3360 | |
| 14 May 1942: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Lieutenant | |
| 14 Dec 1943: | Promoted Australian Army (Post WW2), Captain | |
| 14 Mar 1946: | Discharged Captain, SX3360, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Mar 1946: | Discharged SX3360, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Richard was born on 30th June 1912 in Unley Park, South Australia
His parents were Guy WHITINGTON & Violet Muriel Birrell HAYNES
He married Alison Margaret DALE on 19th December, 1939 (divorced 1942)
2nd marriage on 1st June, 1944 in Perth, Western Australia to Jean Cecily Drake BROCKMAN
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Medals: Defence Medal, War Medal & Australia Service Medal
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