AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS Brown-Bishop, Ronald

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Brown-Bishop ​

• FORENAME

Ronald ​

• UNIT

2/1 Independent Company ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

QX12632 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

1st July 1942 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Rabaul Memorial, Papua New Guinea Panel 12 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 25.03.1919, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia​

son of Reginald and Ena May Brown-Bishop, Hamilton, New South Wales​

single upon enlistment​

civil occupation Bank Officer​

27.01.1941 enlisted Brisbane, Queensland​

POW 2.2.1942 at sea​

lost when Japanese ship Montevideo Maru sunk by USS Sturgeon off Philippines ​

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