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RUDKIN, Raymond Sidney
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 296506, NX14875, NX700372 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia, 4 June 1920 |
| Home Town: | Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Temora, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Banker |
| Died: | Bowel cancer, Carringbah, New South Wales, Australia, 8 August 2010, aged 90 years |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 14 May 1940: | Enlisted NX14875 | |
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| 14 May 1940: | Enlisted NX700372, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 May 1940: | Enlisted 296506, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Apr 1941: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX14875, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 26 Sep 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX14875, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein | |
| 14 Aug 1943: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX14875, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 16 Apr 1945: | Involvement Captain, NX14875, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945 | |
| 12 Jun 1945: | Honoured Military Cross, Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945, "Gallant & distinguished service, BRUNEI" | |
| 2 Mar 1946: | Discharged NX700372, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Mar 1946: | Discharged Captain, NX14875, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Mar 1946: | Discharged 296506, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Captain, NX14875, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale
2/17 Bn Campaigns - TOBRUK (Lt., OC 4 Platoon), EL ALAMEIN (Lt., Carrier Officer), HUON PENINSULA (Lt., Company 2 i/c), BORNEO (Capt., OC B Company).
12 Jun 1945 - Awarded Military Cross - "Gallant & distinguished service, BRUNEI".
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