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ROUGH, Roy Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX117208 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, 30 January 1910 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Public Servant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Brunei Bay, Brunei Bay Area, Borneo, 31 August 1945, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ringwood Country Roads Board WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Captain, VX117208, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, VX117208 | |
| 31 Aug 1945: | Involvement Major, VX117208, British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"(Major) Rough served in the militia with the 24/39 Battalion from 1926 until he enlisted in 1940. He was taken on strength with the Headquarters Southern Command in June 1940 and was appointed to the rank of Major in 1942. In December 1942 he was seconded to the AIF from the militia. Rough served in Australian based postings until August 1945 when he was sent to Labuan in Brunei and attached to the British Borneo Administration Unit. On 31 August 1945 he was killed in a mine explosion and buried at Labuan Cemetery." - SOURCE (www.memorial.act.gov.au)