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ROOTES, Reginald Donald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2/5124 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) |
Born: | Annandale, New South Wales, 14 October 1929 |
Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Soldier |
Died: | Killed in Action , Korea, 11 December 1952, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea No known grave - Memorial - Private Rootes' body was never recovered and is therefore regarded as missing, presumed killed in action |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cootamundra Korean War Memorial, Korean War Memorial (Ipswich, Qld), Lithgow War Memorial, Memorial Lane Murals (Gympie, Qld), Townsville HB - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
Service History
Korean War Service
11 Dec 1952: | Involvement Australian Army (post WW2), Private, SN 2/5124, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) |
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