RONALD GORDON RUSSELL

Born

On 2 May 1920 at Penguin.

Connection to South Riana

Lived in South Riana.

Parents

Tasman Hobart RUSSELL and Emma Rosetta SMITH who were married at Burnie in 1918.

Siblings

Not known

Married

Not known

Family

Ronald Gordon

Died

on 27 August 1989 and is buried in an unmarked grave at Stratford (Vic) Cemetery.

School Records

#420 at Penguin.  Enrolled on 25 January 1927 by Tasman Russell, labourer of Mission Hill, living a mile from the school. He started school in 1927 in P, 1928P, 1929 I, 1930 III, 1931 IV, 1932 V, 1933 VI, 1934 VII, leaving in June 1934.  

Military Records

Service number T27239, enlisting in Penguin on 13 March 1941. His next of kin was his mother Emma, who was living at South Riana He served with the 13th A.A. Workshop Section. He was discharged on 23 September 1943 as he claimed a Reserve Occupation ‘farm work with father’.

Photograph of unmarked grave courtesy of Sale and District Family History Group (Vic).