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BILLING, Eric Luther Royal
Service Number: | SX4757 |
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Enlisted: | 10 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2/1 Guard Regiment |
Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 22 December 1904 |
Home Town: | Woods Point, South Australia |
Schooling: | Public School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
Died: | Illness, Springbank Hospital, South Australia, 16 February 1947, aged 42 years |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Plot X, Row D, Grave 7 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, SX4757 | |
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10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX4757, Adelaide, SA | |
11 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX4757, 2/1 Guard Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Eric Luther Royal BILLING was born in Port Pirie, SA on 22nd December, 1904
His parents were John William BILLING & Annie LILLYWHITE
He married Agnes Linda BRETAG on 3rd November, 1924 in Pallamana, South Australia
He enlisted in Adelaide on 10th June 1940 & served with the 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion - last rank was Private with the 2/1 Guard Regiment
He was discharged on 11th June 1946 and died from Illness (Malignant Melanoma) in the Springbank Hospital on 16th February, 1947 & is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery