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RUSSELL, Robert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX26518 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 June 1940, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, 28 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Process engraver |
| Died: | (POW of Japan - Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX26518, Caulfield, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX26518, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1941: | Embarked Corporal, VX26518, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Katoomba, Sydney | |
| 23 Jan 1942: | Involvement Corporal, VX26518, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Australia's Northern Periphery | |
| 25 Jan 1942: | Imprisoned Australia's Northern Periphery, Lark Force Rabaul | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Involvement Corporal, VX26518, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War, Montevideo Maru |
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