Robert Arthur HEAD

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Service Number:	VX92720
Enlisted:	23 June 1943
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Essendon, Victoria, Australia, 17 July 1921
Home Town:	Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Leaving Honours
Occupation:	Bar Man / Maltster
Died:	Died of wounds, New Guinea, 23 January 1945, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot HH. Row D. Grave 9. Personal Inscription ~ "WE'LL MEET AGAIN IN GOD'S GARDEN. I ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU SMILING"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX92720
23 Jun 1943:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX92720
27 Feb 1944:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion

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