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WEST, Ronald William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 416172 |
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Enlisted: | 31 March 1941 |
Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
Last Unit: | No. 8 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Maylands South Australia, 20 June 1915 |
Home Town: | Prospect, Prospect, South Australia |
Schooling: | Adelaide Technical High School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Occupation: | Legislative Council staff member, Footballer |
Died: | Flying Battle, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 2 January 1944, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
Memorials: | Adelaide Parliament House Plaque, Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Rabaul Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
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31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide South Australia | |
31 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 416172 | |
2 Jan 1944: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 416172, No. 8 Squadron (RAAF) | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nicholas Egan
Flight Sergeant with 8 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force
Ronald West was also a footballer for the Norwood Football Club from 1934-1940, playing in 40 senior games.