LINTON, Reuben Charles Henry
| Service Numbers: | SX20274, S6121 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 July 1942, Puckapunyal, VIC |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron |
| Born: | Streaky Bay, South Australia, 30 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | Hynam, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer / Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, near Salamau, New Guinea, 28 March 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery Panel No.2 Lae Memorial. His name is located at panel 13; Supplementary panel 7 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Keswick "M" and Z" Special Units Independent Companies & Commando Squadrons Memorial, Lae Memorial, Naracoorte War Memorial, Streaky Bay and District Roll of Honour WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Puckapunyal, VIC | |
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| 18 Jul 1942: | Involvement Private, S6121, Enlistment/Embarkation WW2 | |
| 18 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX20274 | |
| 4 Feb 1943: | Embarked Private, 2nd/7th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron, HMAS Canberra (later lost at "Iron Bottom Sound" Guadalcanal | |
| 13 Feb 1943: | Involvement Private, SX20274, 2nd/7th Independent Company / Cavalry Commando Squadron | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Born 30 August 1916 in Streaky Bay, South Australia
(SA Birth record 1907 - 1928. Book : 985 Page : 384 District : Fli.)
Father Frederick Charles LINTON (b.26/3/1885 - d. 22/4/1952) and
Mother Ellen Louisa (nee MUNN, b. 9/7/1887 - d. 12/5/1965)
-- (both buried at Naracoorte, South Australia)
living at Hynam, South Australia.
Siblings
Sister: Louisa Ivy Eileen Linton (b.7/11/1911 Hynam, SA - d.13/11/1974 Ceduna, SA)
m. Frederick Charles Beattie (b.13/8/1907 Smoky Bay, SA - d.1/11/1963 Smoky Bay SA)
both buried at Streaky Bay, SA.
Sister: Myrtle Muirhead Jane Linton (b.Dec 1913 at Hynam, SA - d.24/2/1972 Naracoorte, SA)
m. George Bullock (b.13/8/1911 - d.2/3/1981 Naracoorte, SA)
both are buried at Naracoorte, SA.
himself: Rueben Charles Henry Linton (b.30/8/1916 Streaky Bay, SA - d. 28/3/1943 near Salamau)
Sister: Edna Elizabeth [Peg] Linton (b.18/8/1918 Streaky Bay, SA - d. 8/5/1942 Port Pirie, SA)
buried at Port Pirie, SA.
Sister: Audrey Kathleen Linton (b.10/7/1920 Murat Bay, SA - d.14/6/1989 Ceduna, SA)
m. Lewis Oscar Braendler (b.22/4/1909)
buried at Ceduna,SA
Sister: Violet Daphne Linton (b.2/12/1923 Streaky Bay, SA - d.5/3/1994 Naracoorte, SA)
m. Geoffrey Leonard Brooksby (b.26/4/1921 - d.June 1994)
both buried at Naracoorte, SA.
Sister: Coral Jean Linton (b.29/7/1925 Streaky Bay, SA - d. ___)
m.20/8/1948 Charles Edward Davis (b.6/12/1918 Rose Park, SA).
Brother: Harold Frederick Linton (b.31/12/1927 Streaky Bay, SA - d. ____)
m. Betty Joan Halliday (b. ____ - d. 6/12/1958 Naracoorte, SA)
m2. remarried Sophia Hann.
Brother: John Mark Linton (b.1/1/1931 Streaky Bay, SA - d. ____)
m. Evelyn Gwenda Havelberg (b.8/9/1930 Cleve, SA - d.28/6/1968)
buried at Naracoorte
Previous service:
2 1/2 years 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Mount Gambier, SA
Described as 22 years 4 months old; single; 5' 9" tall; 154 lbs;
6/1/1939 Enlisted at Naracoorte in Militia Forces
service #S6121 - 3rd Light Horse
24/11/1939 promoted to Corporal in 3rd Light Horse Regiment
17/9/1940 Class A Reserve
19/12/1941 Called up and commenced FTD
16/1/1942 to be driver mechanic
12/6/1942 entrained from SA to VIC
Described on enlisting as 25 years old; single; brown hair; grey eyes;
Church of England
10/7/1942 Enlisted at Hyman, South Australia
then onto Puckapunyal, Victoria
13/10/1942 admitted to 107 Australian General Hospital - mumps
22/12/1942 marched out from VIC to QLD
28/12/1942 promoted to A/Corporal
1/2/1943 at own request - reverted to Private
4/2/1943 Embarked on board HMAS Canberra for Port Moresby
13/2/1943 Marched out to 2nd/7th Independent Company
28/3/1943 died in action in WWII - New Guinea
as a Private in the Australian Infantry, 2/7 Independent Company
28/6/1945 AIF stated 'Body not recovered'
NO KNOWN GRAVE
His name is commemorated on Panel No. 2 at the Lae Memorial, within the Lae War Cemetery,
Lae, New Guinea.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 29/3/2015. Lest we forget.
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