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WORDIE, Robert Drummond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX69602 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 1920 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Illness, New Guinea, 30 October 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Plot C, Row D, Grave 1, Lae War Cemetery, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle No 2 Aust. Ind. Coy. 2/2 Aust. CDO Squdn Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, VX69602 | |
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| 24 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Trooper, VX69602, Enlisted at Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | |
| 24 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX69602 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Medals: 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Australian Service Medal