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PAINE, Robert Langsford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX10876 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Independent Company |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 3 March 1913 |
| Home Town: | Edithburgh, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Edithburgh Public School, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated ~ Panel 14, Rabaul War Memorial,also known as Bitapaka War Memorial. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Edithburgh Public School Roll of Honour, Edithburgh War Memorial, Keswick "M" and Z" Special Units Independent Companies & Commando Squadrons Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
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| 9 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Private, SX10876, Wayville, South Australia | |
| 9 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX10876 | |
| 7 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX10876, No. 1 Independent Company, Australia's Northern Periphery | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX10876, No. 1 Independent Company, Prisoners of War, Lost at sea on the Montevideo Maru | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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