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SAUNDERS, Ronald
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX138471, V124146 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 September 1941, St James, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 29/46 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Tungamah, Victoria, Australia, 28 October 1920 |
| Home Town: | Tungamah, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Scrub Typhus, New Guinea, 15 May 1944, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Location ~ Plot M. Row B. Grave 7. Personal Inscription ~ "PEACE AND REST AT LENGTH HAS COME HIS DAY'S LONG TOIL IS DONE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tungamah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX138471 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V124146, 46th Infantry Battalion, St James, Victoria | |
| 6 Apr 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 29/46 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Transferred from the Australian Military Forces (AMF) to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and assigned service number - VX138471. Died from illness, New Guinea. | |
| 6 Apr 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX138471 |
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