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WALSH, Roy Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX29581 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Plymouth, Devon, England, 10 May 1923 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Pancreatic Cancer, Hollywood, Western Australia, 13 March 2011, aged 87 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, WX29581, 11 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 22 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, WX29581, 11 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, WX29581 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robynne Walsh
Roy Edward Walsh was a man who valued others. He won the Military Medal duirng his service in Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. He was a man who others could depend on in war times and in peace. He continued his associaiton with his war service and "mates" by being an active member of the Bedford, Western Australia, RSL. He marched in the ANZAC Day Parade every year and proudly wore his medals. At his funeral his eulogy was delivered by a senior member of the RSL and an Australian flag was draped over his coffin. His children and grand children stil march on his behalf each ANZAC Day.
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