BUTLIN, Ronald Robert
| Service Numbers: | VX83319, 12890 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 102 Field Workshop |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 17 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Died of Illness, Camden Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 24 March 1972, aged 51 years |
| Cemetery: |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery & Crematorium, NSW Area: Rose Garden Garden: Wall 6 Panel H |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Grafton Clarence Valley Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Kallangur Vietnam Veterans' Place, Port Pirie Vietnam Veterans Honour Wall, Seymour Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Walk Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Private, VX83319, Dandenong, Victoria | |
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| 4 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 12890 | |
| 21 Dec 1945: | Discharged Private, VX83319, 2nd/1st Heavy Battery |
Korean War Service
| 31 Mar 1954: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 12890 | |
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| 31 Mar 1954: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, 12890, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) |
Vietnam War Service
| 11 Jun 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Sergeant, 12890 | |
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| 11 Jun 1967: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Staff Sergeant , 12890, 102 Field Workshop |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"From a Melbourne bicycle factory to an armourer's workshop in Korea has been the experience of 12890 Sergeant (Sgt) Ronald Robert (Ron) Butlin of Southport, Qld, in the past two years. Sgt Butlin joined the Australian Regular Army in 1952, and has been in Korea with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), for the past three months. Before joining up Sgt Butlin was a cycle builder in Melbourne, but now is Battalion armourer. Sgt Butlin has had quite a lot of service as a soldier. He joined the AIF in 1940, and served with the 9th Division as a member of the Australian Heavy Battery in New Guinea..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography
Birth: Nov. 17, 1920
Brunswick
Victoria, Australia
Death: Mar. 24, 1972
Camden
New South Wales, Australia
12890 Warrant Officer Class 2 Ronald Robert Butlin, Died of Illness Camden Hospital NSW 24th March 1972.
Served Vietnam with 102 Field Workshops Royal Australian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers - 11th June 1967 - 6th February 1968.
(Served World War 2 - VX83319)
Burial:
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Leppington
Camden Council
New South Wales, Australia
Information from Find a Grave Memorial
Service Record
Name BUTLIN, RONALD ROBERT
Service Australian Army
Service Number 12890 (VX83319)
Date of Birth 17 Nov 1920
Place of Birth BRUNSWICK, VIC
Date of Enlistment 4 Aug 1942
Locality on Enlistment MORDIALLOC, VIC
Place of Enlistment DANDENONG, VIC
Next of Kin BUTLIN, DOROTHY
Date of Discharge 21 Dec 1945
Rank Private
Posting at Discharge Q AUST HY BTY
Information from WW2 Nominal Roll
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