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RESTON, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX9648 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pukehou, New Zealand, 14 May 1905 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Libya, 26 January 1941, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya 7 D 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Texas R.S.S.A.I.L.A. WW2 Sub-Branch Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, NX9648 | |
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| 2 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, NX9648, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Zidane McNamara
Lance Corporal Richard Reston was a member of 13 Platoon, C Company under the then Lieutenant Lindsay, a peacetime CMF Subaltern. Reston was present at Bardia with his Platoon and at the engagement at Wadi Derna where Reston would fall, as would Private Cornish [Died of Wounds]. Lindsay would earn a Mention in Despatches for his actions at Wadi Derna
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