William Ronald (Ron) BIRRELL

BIRRELL, William Ronald

Service Numbers: 333790, VX26334
Enlisted: 14 February 1939
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 21 November 1911
Home Town: Newstead, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: School Teacher
Died: Numurkah, Victoria, Australia, 6 January 1977, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

William Ronald Birrell was the son of William Herbert Birrell (born in Paddington, NSW) and Mary Alice Young. Father William had served in the AIF in WWI in the 7th Infantry Battalion in Gallipoli and France, was wounded on several occasions and Killed in Action in Belgium on 13 October 1917. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 18 May 1915).

Bill enlisted with the Militia on 14 February 1934 and served with 52 Battalion (Service No: 333770). He married Marjorie Robertson in 1938 in Victoria and  enlisted in the Australian Army 37 Battalion (Service No: VX26334), serving with Australian Army Records Staff (1946) and 6 Australian Advanced 2 Echelon (Commonwealth Occupation Force) in Japan.

Following his Discharge in 1947, Bill returned to Victoria where he lived and worked as a School Teacher until his death in 1977.

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