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FORSTER, Russell Wilkinson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX1253 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clifton, Queensland, Australia, 7 November 1914 |
| Home Town: | Clifton, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Church of England Grammar School, Brisbane |
| Occupation: | Labourer & Farmer |
| Died: | Illness, Canberra Hospital, ACT, 22 November 1996, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: |
Norwood Park Crematorium, Mitchell, A.C.T. Ex Service Wall, RHS Wing, Row 1 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Nov 1939: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, QX1253 | |
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| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted | |
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted QX1253, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 May 1945: | Discharged QX1253, 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Cross | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches |
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Russell Wilkinson FORSTER was born in Clifton, Queensland on 7th November, 1914
His parents were Derwent Macquarie Tyrrell FORSTER & Dorothy Ethel May CAMPBELL
He married Betty GUISE- PALMER in Sydney on 3rd December, 1943
He enlisted in Redbank, Queensland on 3rd November, 1939 & was discharged on 5th May, 1945 - last rank was Captain with the 2nd/9th Infantry Battalion
Russell died in Canberra Hospital, ACT on 22nd November, 1996 and was cremated at Norwood Park Crematorium
Honours & Awards:
1. Military Cross
2. Mention in Despatches
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