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LONG, Ronald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX24223 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 18 July 1903 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Transport Driver and Bootmaker |
| Died: | Illness, Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, 1 April 1942, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Grave Reference, Location ~ Plot A. Row A. Grave 4. Personal Inscription ~ "HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THOSE HE LOVED.". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Warrnambool Memorial Pavers and Touch Screen, Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX24223 | |
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| 8 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX24223, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
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