Ronald John (Ron) ROBINSON

Ronald John (Ron) ROBINSON Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

ROBINSON, Ronald John

Service Numbers:	20477, NX47524
Enlisted:	30 August 1940
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 31 May 1919
Home Town:	Smithtown, Kempsey, New South Wales
Schooling:	Kinchela Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farm Worker, Truck Driver
Died:	Air Operations, Buru, Maluku, Indonesia, 20 July 1944, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Coll. Grave 3. B. 10.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South West Rocks War Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Sergeant, 20477
30 Aug 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX47524
9 Dec 1940:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX47524
10 Dec 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 20477

Help us honour Ronald John Robinson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography 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

Virtual
War Memorial
Australia