RENNIE, Robert Tarvet
| Service Number: | SX15702 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Detention Barracks |
| Born: | Aberdeen, Scotland, 30 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, South Australia, 17 November 1955, aged 60 years |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia Returned Services Section, Row G, Site 6 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Private, SX15702, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 27 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, SX15702 | |
| 28 Dec 1941: | Involvement SX15702 | |
| 14 Feb 1942: | Transferred Private, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jun 1942: | Promoted Sergeant, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jun 1943: | Promoted Staff Sergeant, Detention Barracks | |
| 14 Jul 1945: | Discharged Staff Sergeant, SX15702, Detention Barracks |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Robert Tarvet RENNIE was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on 30th April, 1895 although he lists both the 30th March, 1897 or 29th April, 1905 in his war records of which neither are correct
His parents were Charles RENNIE & Mary PATERSON
He married Barbara Jane MORRISON on 24th July, 1916 in Old Aberdeen, Scotland - divorced
He arrived in Western Australia in 1925 on the ship Orvieto from London & had previously been living in the Goojerat Barracks in Essex, UK
He married Dorothy MOTLEY on 13th March, 1942 in South Australia - 5 known children
Before enlisting in WW2 he had served 9 years in the Gordon Highlanders and the Royal Scots for 15 months
He was discharged on 14th July, 1945 and died on 17th November, 1955, late of Largs North, South Australia
Cemetery: Enfield Memorial Park, Adelaide, Returned services section, Row G, Site 6
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