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ROBINSON, Ronald John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 20477 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 31 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Kinchela Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Worker |
| Died: | Air operations, Buru, Maluku, Indonesia, 20 July 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South West Rocks War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, 20477 | |
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| 10 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 20477 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Ronald John Robinson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Prior
The wreckage of the RAAF Catalina in which Ron was a crewman, although lost in June 1944 near Namlea, Buru Island in the Moluccas, was found in June/July 1994. Members of Ron's family including his brother Ross, sisters Joyce and Beth (and husband) and a nephew were flown to Ambon for the burial service.
Ronald Robinson Place, Kempsey is named for him
STREETS OF HONOUR - The Macleay Valley's Tribute to its silent heroes