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GRIFFIN, Ronald James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | N243436 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, 3 April 1923 |
| Home Town: | Berry, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 5 C.C.S., Papua New Guinea , 29 November 1942, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea B1. D. 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Berry War Memorial, Crookwell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, N243436 | |
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| 4 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N243436, 3 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 17 May 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N243436, 3 Infantry Battalion AMF, per SS Van Heutsz, disembarked Port Moresby, New Guinea | |
| 27 Sep 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N243436, 3 Infantry Battalion AMF, Kokoda - Papua | |
| 29 Nov 1942: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N243436, 3 Infantry Battalion AMF, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua, Died of wounds (GSW Chest, Shrapnel Wounds Left Thigh) 1030 hrs, 5 C.C.S. |
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