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JACKMAN, Ronald James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | VX145503, V506796 |
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Enlisted: | 22 February 1943, Royal Park, Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Dingee, Victoria, Australia, 19 December 1924 |
Home Town: | Dingee, Loddon, Victoria |
Schooling: | Merit Certificate |
Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 12 April 1945, aged 20 years |
Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot LL. Row A. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE" |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dingee & District Roll of Honor WW2, Serpentine Shire of East Loddon Roll of Honor WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX145503 | |
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22 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V506796, 2nd Training Battalion, Royal Park, Melbourne | |
12 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX145503, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion | |
26 Jun 1946: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Exceptional services in Southwest Pacific area. |
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