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WESTHEAD, Robert James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | V270305, 158709 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 October 1941, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 School of Technical Training |
| Born: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 17 January 1922 |
| Home Town: | Red Cliffs, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Red Cliffs Area School |
| Occupation: | Orchadist |
| Died: | Natural causes, Red Cliffs, Victoria, 11 August 2007, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Red Cliffs Pioneer Cemetery, Victoria In New Cemetery Memorial Garden Not the Pioneer Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Private, V270305, Hawthorn, Victoria | |
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| 6 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V270305 | |
| 26 Aug 1942: | Discharged Gunner, V270305, 106 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
| 26 Aug 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V270305 | |
| 13 Dec 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 158709, Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 13 Dec 1944: | Enlisted 158709 | |
| 13 Sep 1945: | Discharged 158709 | |
| 13 Sep 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 158709, No. 1 School of Technical Training |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jeff Forrester
Initially joined AIF Anti Tank Regiment. Discharged 1942 and joined RAAF.