BIRRELL, William Ronald
| Service Numbers: | 333790, VX26334 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 21 November 1911 |
| Home Town: | Newstead, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Numurkah, Victoria, Australia, 6 January 1977, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 14 Feb 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 333790, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Jun 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, 333790, 37/52 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, VX26334 | |
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Staff Sergeant, VX26334 | |
| 29 Apr 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant | |
| 8 Feb 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, VX26334, ex Townsville per Gorgon to Port Moresby New Guinea LoC | |
| 15 Feb 1945: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2 | |
| 8 Jun 1945: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant | |
| 12 Nov 1947: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, VX26334 |
Occupation Force Japan - BCOF Service
| 12 Nov 1947: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), VX26334 |
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World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Lieutenant Colonel, VX26334, 37th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
William Ronald Birrell was the son of William Herbert Birrell (born in Paddington, NSW) and Mary Alice Young. Father William had served in the AIF in WWI in the 7th Infantry Battalion in Gallipoli and France, was wounded on several occasions and Killed in Action in Belgium on 13 October 1917. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 18 May 1915).
Bill enlisted with the Militia on 14 February 1934 and served with 52 Battalion (Service No: 333770). He married Marjorie Robertson in 1938 in Victoria and enlisted in the Australian Army 37 Battalion (Service No: VX26334), serving with Australian Army Records Staff (1946) and 6 Australian Advanced 2 Echelon (Commonwealth Occupation Force) in Japan.
Following his Discharge in 1947, Bill returned to Victoria where he lived and worked as a School Teacher until his death in 1977.
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