BROWNBILL, Ronald William Leonard
| Service Number: | NX53156 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glebe ,Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 28 March 1905 |
| Home Town: | Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Soap Maker |
| Died: | Dysentry, Tamakan, Thailand, 12 January 1944, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Plot I, Row E, Grave 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX53156 | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX53156, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW | |
| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX53156, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Jan 1944: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX53156, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, Changi POW Camp |
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Changi Prison and A Force on the Burma Railway
Private BHQ Band
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Ronald William Leonard BROWNBILL was born in Glebe, Sydney, NSW on 28th March, 1905
His parents were William Joseph BROWNBILL & Eleanor Isabella SHEEL
He enlisted in Paddington in Sydney on 24th June 1940
Ronald was taken as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese and was in Changi Prisoner of War Camp
He died from Illness (Dysentry) on 12th January, 1944 and is buried in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the POW Memorial in Ballarat, Victoria
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