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SCHOLEFIELD, Robert Bingley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX34618 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 1 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1 Company Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Wilmington, South Australia, 25 July 1908 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Riverton & District High School |
| Occupation: | Executive Bank Officer |
| Died: | Illness, Ranau, Borneo, 18 July 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Melbourne Bank of Australasia 'In Remembrance' Honour Roll WW2, Ranau Number 2 Prisoner of War Jungle Camp "The Last Camp Memorial", Riverton & District High School Roll of Honor WW2, Riverton & District War Memorial Pool Memorial and Flagpole, Riverton Holy Trinity Anglican Church Scholefield Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jul 1940: | Involvement VX34618 | |
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| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX34618 | |
| 29 Mar 1943: | Imprisoned | |
| 18 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX34618, 1 Company Australian Army Service Corps, 8th Division Petrol Company |
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Robert Bingley SCHOLEFIELD was born in Wilmington, South Australia on 25th July, 1908
His parents were Robert Bingley SCHOLEFIELD & Amy Elizabeth Thompson DURIE
He married Dorothy May STURDY in Victoria in 1938 - one daughter Anne
He was taken prisoner of war of the Japanese on 29th March, 1943 and died in Ranau, Borneo on 18th July, 1945 of Illness - no known grave
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