RUSSELL ARTHUR ’JOE’ BRAMICH
Born
On 6 January 1917 at South Riana.
Connection to South Riana
Attended School in South Riana.
Parents
Arthur John BRAMICH and Florence Daisy Emma ‘Florrie’ WALTERS who were married on 24 April 1913 at Elliott, near Yolla.
Siblings
William Barth 1913 – 1984 Vonda Jean 1915 – 2006
Lindsay Marcus 1918 – 1919 Maxwell Mervyn 1921 – 1979
Dawn Avril 1926 – 2004 Nola Joy 1928 – 2018
Dale 1932 – 2009 Darrell John 1935
Married:
June Warren LAWRY (1928 – 1997) in 1947 in Nar Nar Good, Victoria.
Family
Neil Lindsay 1948
Dianne 1949
Pamela 1959
Died
On 1 February 2006 and is buried at Pakenham Cemetery, Victoria.
School Records
Enrolment number295, 327 and 402 all South Riana State School. First date of admission was 12 Feb 1923, enrolled by father Arthur, a farmer at South Riana, living 1 mile from school, placed in P but left 21 Dec 1923 to go to Ridgely State Schoool. He left there on 7 Nov 1924. Registered with South Riana State School on 17 Nov 192. On the 19 July 1928 he left to go to Somerset. He re-enrolled at South Riana State School on 1 Oct 1928, and left again in Sept 1929 to continue his schooling in Cuprona, leaving Cuprona in August 1930 to go to Marrawah State School. No further records available.
Military Records
Service number TX3920. Driver 2/36 Aust Transport, then to Private 2/40 Battalion. He enlisted at Burnie on 21 July 1940, next of kin his father Arthur. He served in the NT 20 April 1941 to 8 Dec 1941 then Timor 8 Dec 1941 to 11 Dec 1942, again in the NT 11 Dec 1942 to 13 Jan 1943, New Guinea 25 July 1943 to 16 Feb 1944, and Borneo 29 May 1945 to 4 Jan 1946. Total period of service was 719 days in Australia and 794 overseas: 2018 days. On 22 Feb 1942 he was listed as missing, but reported on 15 June ‘with unit and well’. He suffered from recurring malaria.
Photographs curtesy of daughter Diane in Victoria.
