Corporal James Harding ALDRIDGE SX4024
Born: 23-5-1918, Adelaide, South Australia Enlisted: 31-5-1940, Adelaide, South Australia Resided: Gawler River 2/27 Battalion Australian Infantry Died: 20-6-1942, accidental drowning, Australia Resting: Memorial Details St Jude's Cemetery, Brighton, South Australia, Australia Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel Roll of Honour: Gawler SX4024 Private (Pte) James Harding Aldridge, 2/27 Battalion. Pte Aldridge returned home to Australia for leave from 26 March 1942 - 3 April 1942. Whilst in Australia, he was promoted to Corporal (Cpl) on 19 June 1942. Cpl Aldridge drowned whilst a passenger in a car involved in an accident in South Australia on 20 June 1942. He was 24 years old.
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Photo: Australian War Memorial P11651.002
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Senior Sister Florence Rebecca CASSON SFX13418
Born: 6-3-1908, Warracknabeal, Victoria Enlisted: 10-3-1941, Wayville. South Australia Resided: Pinnaroo, South Australia A.I.F. General Hospital, Australian Army Nursing Service Massacred: 16-2-1942, Banka Island, Netherlands East Indies aged 38years Honoured: Singapore Memorial, Singapore Daughter of Henry and Mary Casson, of Willaston, South Australia. Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 96 |
Private Vernon Horace McKINNON SX10091
Born: 12-2-1916, Adelaide, South Australia Enlisted: 7-8-1940, Adelaide, South Australia 8 Division Salvage Unit, Australian Army Salvage Service Died of illness: 14-4-1945, Borneo aged 29years Honoured: Labuan Memorial Panel 31 Foster-son of Mrs. M. A. Doyle, of Gawler, South Australia. Prisoner of War of Japanese Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 95 |
Aust War Memorial - P02468.226
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Photo: GulfportBob
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Trooper Maxwell John RONAN SX17325
Born: 8-7-1922, Gawler, South Australia Enlisted: 11-2-1942, Adelaide, South Australia 2/1 Armoured Brigade Recconnaisance Squadron Died: 11-6-1945 of injuries, Australia Resting: Lutwyche War Cemetery, Brisbane Son of Joseph and Ethel May Ronan, of Gawler, South Australia Husband of Betty Isobel Ronan, of Kingoonya, South Australia. Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 14 Roll of Honour: Gawler |
Photo: Southern Cross (Adelaide, S.A.) 22-6-1945
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Lieutenant John Glasgow RUDALL SX10394
Born: 20-6-1920, Gawler, South Australia Enlisted: 27-11-1940, Adelaide, South Australia 2/10 Battalion Australian Infantry Mentioned in Despatches Killed in Action: 28-12-1942, Papua aged 22years Resting: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery Son of Reginald John and Kathleen Rudall, of Gawler, South Australia. Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 35 |
Roseworthy Agricultural College 1939 Football A Team photo
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Private Harry Charles Corstan SMITH SX2489
Born: 30-10-1912, Durban, South Africa Enlisted: 24-4-1940, Adelaide, South Australia 2/10 Battalion Australian Infantry Killed in Action: 16-5-1941, Libya aged 28years Resting: Tobruk War Cemetery, Tobruk, Libya Son of George Henry and Isabella Maria Smith, of Gawler, South Australia. Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 35 Roll of Honour: Gawler |
Photo: Service Records
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Private Reginald Cairns SMITH VX14192
Born: 18-8-1916, Cheltenham, South Australia Enlisted: 6-5-1940, Caulfield, Victoria 2/2 Pioneer Battalion Killed in Action: 25-6-1941, Syria Resting: Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria Son of George Henry and Isabella Maria Smith, of Gawler, South Australia. Honoured Australian War Memorial Panel 73 Roll of Honour: Gawler |
Photo: News 8-7-1941
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