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CROMIE, Ronald Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX43892 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 July 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rupanyup, Victoria, Australia, 25 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Rupanyup, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College |
| Occupation: | Wheat Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 22 July 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
El Alamein War Cemetery, Marsa Matruh, Egypt AI H 21 |
| Memorials: | Albury 2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion Albury's Own Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hawthorn Scotch College WW2 Honour Roll, Rupanyup "Killed in Action" Roll of Honour, Rupanyup Recreation Reserve Memorial Gates, Rupanyup Uniting Church Memorial Window |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Captain, VX43892 | |
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| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, VX43892, 2nd/23rd Infantry Battalion, Caulfield, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William John and Janette Ellen Cromie; husband of Lesley Mary Cromie, of Rupanyup, Victoria. Australia.
PEACE, PERFECT PEACE
Captain Ronald Charles Cromie, 28, who was killed in action in Egypt last month, was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Cromie, of North Croydon, formerly of Rupanyup. He was educated at Scotch College, and was a farmer at Rupanyup when he enlisted early in 1940. He sailed in November 1940, and served in Libya, including 10 mohts at Tobruk. He was promoted captain in May, 1941. Capt. Cromie leaves a widwo who was formerly Miss Lesley McMullin.
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