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ARBUCKLE, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX20132, 404161 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Independent Company / Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Pelaw Main, New South Wales, Australia, 30 November 1915 |
| Home Town: | Clermont, Isaac, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ipswich Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 14 May 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot S. Row B. Grave 3. Personal Inscription ~ "FOR THE SACRED CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND THE FREEDOM OF THE WORLD". |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ipswich Grammar School WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, QX20132 | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 404161 | |
| 25 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX20132 | |
| 25 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 1 Sep 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/3rd Independent Company / Commando Squadron | |
| 14 May 1943: | Discharged | |
| 14 May 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX20132, 2nd/3rd Independent Company / Commando Squadron, Killed in action New Guinea. |
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Son of Robert and Elizabeth Arbuckle, of Blair Athol, Queensland.
2/3 Independant Company
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