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ROOTES, Reginald Donald
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 25124, 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: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" 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, Gympie Memorial Lane Murals, Ipswich Korean War Memorial, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance, Lithgow War Memorial, Townsville HB - 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment |
Service History
Korean War Service
7 Apr 1952: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, SN 25124 | |
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11 Dec 1952: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, SN 2/5124, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) |
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