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BROTHERTON, Reginald Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX173854 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 August 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ardlethan, New South Wales, Australia, 20 April 1925 |
| Home Town: | Leeton, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer (Letona Cannery Worker) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 13 July 1945, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot TT. Row B. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE LOVINGLY REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial, Leeton Mountford Park WW2 Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX173854 | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX173854 | |
| 1 Feb 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion |
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