ROBERTSON, Reginald James
| Service Number: | NX35896 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 June 1940, Wagga Wagga, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Whitton, New South Wales, Australia, 20 February 1906 |
| Home Town: | Griffith, Griffith, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 2 June 1945, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Griffith Anglican Cathedral Church of St. Alban the Martyr WW2 Honour Roll, Griffith Cenotaph, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Wagga Wagga Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX35896 | |
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| 27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX35896, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Wagga Wagga, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Hannah Mary Robertson, of Griffith, New South Wales.
The Area News, 27 November 1945
Mrs. J. Tracey, Griffith West, has received information from the Army that her brother, Private Reg. Robertson, NX35896, previously reported prisoner of war in Borneo, is now posted missing believed deceased. It is presumed that he was on of a number of Australian prisoners who were taken on forced marches by the Japanese. He was taken prisoner of war at the fall of Singapore.
The Area News, 14 December 1945.
Mrs. Tracey has received word that her brother, previously reported missing believed deceased, is now reported to have died on June 20.
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