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SUMMERS, Ray
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX5526 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 June 1941, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longford, Tasmania, Australia, 25 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Cressy, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Cressy State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 1 August 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference: Plot R, Row D, Grave 14. Inscription: "He died that we might live. Beloved son of Dave and Daisy Summers." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cressy War Memorial, Longford War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, TX5526, Launceston, Tasmania | |
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| 5 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, TX5526, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Aug 1943: | Involvement Corporal, TX5526, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
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