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Private Ronald Edward Eagleton

Service number NX92651
Birth Date 29/06/1924
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Glebe
Death Date 13/04/1945
Death Place New Guinea: Wewak, Wewak Area, Muschu Island
Final Rank Private
Service Australian Army
Places
  • Glebe
  • Muschu Island
Conflict/Operation Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection items

    Media


    Unidentified members of a Z Special Force Party about to board Motor Launch (ML) 1321 in Aitape ...

    Informal portrait of four of the crew members of Motor Launch (ML) 1321 and NX73110 Sapper (Spr) ...

    Motor Launch (ML) 1321 at anchor after the ill fated raid on Muschu Island, off the coast of New ...

Rolls

  • Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Private
  • Roll of Honour:

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Private

Timeline

Date of birth 29/06/1924
Date of death 13/04/1945

Related information

Conflicts

  • Second World War, 1939-1945

Units

  • Australian Army

Places

  • Glebe
  • Muschu Island

Related Objects

  • The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX92651) Private Ronald Edward Eagleton, Z Special Unit, Second World War.
  • Unidentified members of a Z Special Force Party about to board Motor Launch (ML) 1321 in Aitape ...
  • Informal portrait of four of the crew members of Motor Launch (ML) 1321 and NX73110 Sapper (Spr) ...
  • Motor Launch (ML) 1321 at anchor after the ill fated raid on Muschu Island, off the coast of New ...
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