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BATTLEY, Keith Cameron
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX27287 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1942, Brisbane, Qld, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, 12 August 1924 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St Josephs Catholic school |
| Occupation: | labourer |
| Died: | heart attack, Roma, Queensland, 29 November 2006, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Grave Location: 20-64, Portion 20/Grave 64. Also his (DVA) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Wall 49/Row C; AT the Queensland Garden of Remembrance (within Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery) Graham Rd - Bridgeman Downs, Qld, Australia. |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, QX27287, 101 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, (NAA, Pg's-8 to 11) | |
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| 27 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Private, QX27287, 101 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Brisbane, Qld, Australia | |
| 27 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Private, QX27287, Brisbane, Qld, Australia | |
| 21 Nov 1944: | Involvement Private, QX27287, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg's-11, 12) | |
| 21 Nov 1944: | Transferred Private, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-11) | |
| 25 Jul 1945: | Involvement Private, QX27287, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg's-12, 21) | |
| 25 Jul 1945: | Transferred Private, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-12) | |
| 7 Aug 1946: | Discharged Private, QX27287, 2nd/31st Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg's-12, 21) |
Personal Stories
Added tribute to my father
Dad also fought in New Guinea, Milne Bay, Ramu Valley, Morotai, Port Moresby and Lae. His brothers Gerry and Bob also fought in Middle East were sent over to Borneo and came in different directions against the Japanese. Connie Battley
Submitted 23 November 2018 by Connie Battley
Dedication to my dad 2018
Dad was born in Roma Qld. He enlisted in 1942, was in 2/31st Battallian 7th Division, he was later transferred to 2/25th. He fought in Ramu Valley, Milne Bay and Borneo and several other places. He was wounded and later discharged in 1946.He died in 2006 in Brisbane and is buried there. Dad suffered health trouble most of his life caused through the war years. Connie Battley
Submitted 13 November 2018 by Connie Battley