1939-45 Star : Trooper R C Seymour, 2/6 Armoured Regiment

Places
Accession Number REL31743.001
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Medal
Physical description Bronze
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom
Date made c1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

1939-45 Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.

History / Summary

Robert Charles Seymour was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales on 23 April 1922 and followed the family tradition working as a stockyard man. During the Second World War he served as a Trooper with 2/6 Armoured Regiment, enlisting in Sydney on 23 October 1941 with the service number NX49545. After serving in Australia and New Guinea he was discharged on 4 April 1945. He returned to his job at the stockyards in Wagga Wagga after the war and died in 1980.