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ATKINS, Royston Mortimer
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX17247 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 October 1941, Claremont, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia., 22 October 1922 |
| Home Town: | Bassendean, Bassendean, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 15 May 1945, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot TT. Row C. Grave 13. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX17247 | |
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| 14 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Claremont, Western Australia | |
| 14 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX17247, 2nd/11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Dec 1941: | Embarked Townsville, Queensland |
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Son of Mrs. Frances Louisa Atkins, of Bassendean, Western Australia.
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