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RIGBY, Walter
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX22700 |
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Enlisted: | 6 June 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Field Regiment |
Born: | St. Kilda, Vic., 1 September 1917 |
Home Town: | Merbein, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
Schooling: | Mildura High School |
Occupation: | Truck Driver |
Died: | Suicide, Libya, 24 August 1941, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya 6 E 3 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Merbein Memorial Gates, Merbein Memorial Walls, Mildura High School WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, VX22700 | |
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6 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX22700, 2nd/12th Field Regiment, Caulfield, Vic. | |
Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX22700, 2nd/12th Field Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Alice Rigby, of Merbein South, Victoria