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RUSKA, Eric Victor
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Q1754, QX19695 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunwich, Queensland, Australia, 9 March 1915 |
| Home Town: | Dunwich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Dunwich, Queensland, Australia, 24 February 1978, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dunwich Cemetery, Nth Stradbroke Island MB1. MONBUR D. 755. (War Grave) |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, Q1754, also QX19695 | |
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| 31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 12 Jun 1941: | Involvement QX19695, also Q1754 | |
| 12 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19695, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX19695, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
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An Aboriginal Member of the AIF - Enlisted 12th June 1941; Embarked for Singapore 17th Sept 1941; Captured by Japanese at the Fall of Singapore 15th Feb 1942. F Force to Thailand; At Shimo Sonkurai Camp, Thailand - Dysentry/Malaria/Cholera and at Kami-Sonkurai, Thailand - BT Malaria; Returned to Australia 7th Oct 1945 and Discharged 2nd January 1946.
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