ANDERSON, Ronald George
Service Number: | WX2880 |
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Enlisted: | 20 May 1940, Perth Western Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Subiaco, Western Australia, 16 February 1918 |
Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 8 September 1942, aged 24 years |
Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot B3, Row A, Grave 4 Roll of Honour Fremantle , Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX2880 | |
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20 May 1940: | Enlisted Perth Western Australia | |
20 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX2880, 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion |
WW2
The details provided are taken from the book "1000 Men at War" the history of the 2nd/16th Infantry Battalion, published 1959, refer to page 149. Ronald was born 16th Feb 1918, and prior to the war he was a labourer of Fremantle WA. He served with the 2nd/16th Inf Bn as a private soldier. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 8th Sep 1942. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 17 May 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography
2/16 Battalion
Rank - Private
Son of John Leslie Montrose Anderson and Emily Anderson, of East Fremantle, Western Australia