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RADFORD, Ernest, Pte, VX46496. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 38. Son of Noah and Lily Wood Radford, of Dromana, Victoria. Panel 26.

RAE, Frederick Martin, Pte, NX36268. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 29. Son of Henry Moncrieff Rae and Lydia Rae, of Bendigo, Victoria. Panel 14.

RAMAGE, William Thomas, Pte, NX33109. AIF 2/10 Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. 4 February 1942. Age 33. Husband of Susan Matthews Ramage, of Kingsgrove, New South Wales. Panel 31.

RAMSAY, John Laurie, Bdr, TX4384. AIF L Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 30. Son of William and Mary Jane Ramsay, of New Town, Tasmania. Panel 6.

RAMSAY, Kenelm Mackenzie, Cpl, NX25468. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 27. Son of Kenelm Kurston Ramsay and Jessie Gwendolen Ramsay, of Bellevue Hill, New South Wales. Panel 11.
Dip Agric (Hawkeswbury).

RANKIN, Douglas John, Rfn, NGX509. AIF New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 42. Husband of Minnie Rankin, ofCremorne, New South Wales. Panel 30.

RAVENHILL, Stanley, Pte, VX26605. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 35. Husband of Jean Ravenhill, of Thornbury, Victoria. Panel 26.

RAWLINGS, William Michael, Spr, VX129366. AIF Fortress Engineers, Royal Australian Engineers. 1 July 1942. Age 36. Son of William Henry and Emma Caroline Agusta Rawlings. Panel 10.

REED, Gordon Bradley, Cpl, VX20657. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 31. Son of Arthur James Bradley Reed and Beatrice Reed, of Bungowannah, New South Wales. Panel 11.

REEVE, Sydney James Gordon, Cpl, NX46731. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of Mr and Mrs S C Reeve, of Raymond Terrace, New South Wales. Panel 11.

REGAN, Charles Alphonsus, Gnr, NX191476. AIF A/A and Mil Landing Craft Defence (Rabaul), Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 19. Son of Charles John and Mary Regan; husband of Dorothy Joyce Regan, of Hurstville, New South Wales. Panel 5.

REGAN, Lynden John Ambrose, F/O, 424798. RAAF. 5 April 1944. Age 22. Son of Lynden Arthur Roy and Eurydice Vera Regan, of Parramatta, New South Wales. Panel 34.

REICHELT, John, Sgt, VX21640. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of William and Frances Isabel Reichelt, of Caulfield, Victoria. Panel 15.

REID, Harold John, Pte, VX30852. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 32. Son of Hugh and Teresa Reid; husband of Violet Dorothy Reid, of Ballarat, Victoria. Panel 26.

RENDER, David, Pte, VX32916. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 27. Son of David and Mary Elizabeth Render; husband of Lorna May Elizabeth Render, of South Yarra, Victoria. Panel 26.

RENDER, John Mervyn, Spr, VX129387. AIF Fortress Engineers, Royal Australian Engineers. 1 July 1942. Age 34. Son of John James Render and Linda Render; husband of Doris Helen Mary Render, of Frankston, Victoria. Panel 10.

RENTLE, Charles Donald, Pte, VX25779. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 31. Son of Charles Victor Albert Rentle and Mary Campbell Rentle, of Hawthorn, Victoria. Panel 26.

REYNALDS, Clyde Vincent, Pte, VX30789. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 29. Son of Arthur Henry Ernest Reynalds and Amelia Francis Reynalds, of East Brunswick, Victoria. Panel 26.

REYNARD, John Saville, Cpl, VX129337. AIF Fortress Engineers, Royal Australian Engineers. 1 July 1942. Age 21. Son of George Saville Reynard and Rose Ballard Reynard, of Queenscliff, Victoria. Panel 9.

REYNOLDS, William Robert, Rfn, NGX480. AIF New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 21. Son of John Arthur and Ada Reynolds, of Cremorne, New South Wales. Panel 30.

RICHARDS, Eric Surcombe, Bdr, TX4380. AIF L Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 26. Son of Mr and Mrs G S Richards, of Sorell, Tasmania. Panel 6.

RICHARDSON, Raymond John, Sgt, 401017. RAAF. 24 February 1942. Age 20. Son of William George and Nellie May Richardson, of Port Elliott, South Australia. Panel 36.

RIEDELL, Lyndsay Gordon, Pte, VX47467. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 21. Son of William Arnold and Annie McFarland Riedell, of Tongala, Victoria. Panel 14.

RILEY, Eric George Turton, P/O, 411522. RAAF. 12 September 1943. Age 24. Son of Percy Robert and Winifred Jane Riley, of West Como, New South Wales; husband of Dorothy Annie Riley, of Hurstville, New South Wales. Panel 35.

ROAD KNIGHT, William Tasman Scholey, Pte, VX23100. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 23 January 1942. Age 22. Son of Howard Lynch Roadknight and Ethel May Roadknight, of Punchbowl, New South Wales. Panel 26.

ROANTREE, Maurice, F/Sgt, 422300. RAAF. 23 September 1943. Age 20. Son of Frank Hadfield Roantree and Leila Essie Roantree, of Cremorne, New South Wales. Panel 35.

ROBB, Ronald Parker, Gnr, NX191433. AIF Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of Richard Henry and Flora Robb, of Rozelle, New South Wales. Panel 8.

ROBERTS, ALBERT. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 9 April 1942. Age 36. Son of Albert George and Ethel May Roberts, of Hamilton, Victoria. Panel 26.
(served as LYONS, Pte A, VX24170).

ROBERTS, Richard Stanford, Sgt, SX2804. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 27. Son of Ernest Richards Roberts and Sarah Frances Roberts, of North Walkerville, South Australia. Panel 11.

ROBERTS, Samuel Livingstone, Pte, NX69464. AIF 1 Independent Company, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 24. Son of Tom and Lillias Martha Roberts. Panel 14.

ROBERTS, Torres Hopkins, L/Cpl, VX23912. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 43. Son of Thomas and Mary Louisa Roberts; husband of Ethel May Roberts, of Kew, Victoria. Panel 18.

ROBERTSON, John Stanley, Cpl, VX37497. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of Stanley Roy and Alice Matilda Robertson; husband of Dorothy Jean Robertson, of Preston, Victoria. Panel 16.
2/22 Regimental Band.

ROBINS, Norman Charles, Pte, VX47692. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of Thomas Herbert and Jeanie Oliver Robins, of Clifton Hill, Victoria. Panel 26.

ROBINSON, Cyril George, Pte, VX28880. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 24. Son of George Herbert and Rubina Annie Margaret Robinson, of East Malvern, Victoria. Panel 26.

ROBINSON, Eric Raymond, Bdr, VX32331. AIF 17 A/Tk Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of Arthur and Edith Robinson, of Dimboola, Victoria. Panel 2.

ROBINSON, Laurence, Gnr, NX191466. AIF A/A and Mil Landing Craft Depot, Royal Australian Artillery. 4 February 1942. Age 18. Son of Claude William and Margaret Robinson, of Darlinghurst, New South Wales. Panel 5.

RODGERS, Robert George, L/Cpl, VX23908. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 38. Son of Joseph and Emily Alice Rodgers; husband of Ena Mary Rodgers, of North Carlton, Victoria. Panel 18.

RODWAY, John Leonard, Cpl, TX4413. AIF L Fortress Coy, Royal Australian Engineers. 1 July 1942. Age 22. Son of Ernest and Kathleen Gordon Rodway, of Sandy Bay, Tasmania. Panel 9.

ROHEAD, George Alexander, Pte, VX41616. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 23 January 1942. Age 31. Son of George Dow Rohead and Violet Grace Rohead. Panel 26.

ROSEWARNE, Clarence William, Gnr, VX129395. AIF Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of Jalnes Alfred William and Helen May Rosewarne, of Footscray, Victoria. Panel 8.

ROSS, Harold J, Rfn, NGX481. AIF New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Son of Thomas Alexander Ross and Marion Ross; husband of Marjorie Ross, of Artarmon, New South Wales. Panel 30.

ROSS, Robert Edward, L/Cpl, VX48415. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 25. Son of David James Ross and Sarah Isabell Ross, of Shepparton, Victoria. Panel 18.

ROSSITER, Albert Douglas, Pte, VX26017. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 23. Son of William Henery Rossiter and Lily Rossiter, of Chatham, Victoria. Panel 26.

ROWE, Charles Thomas, Gnr, VX129394. AIF Hvy Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 23. Son of Albert James Rowe and Minnie Rowe, of Williamstown, Victoria. Panel 8.

ROWLAND, Lindsay Ebenezer, Pte, VX24175. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 41. Son of John and Jane Rowland, of Portland, Victoria. Panel 26.

ROWNTREE, Harold Reginald, Pte, QX64938. AIF Australian Army Service Corps. 4 February 1942. Age 23. Son of George William and Beatrice Evelyn Rowntree, of Kangaroo Point, Queensland. Panel 31.

ROY, Charles Stuart, Pte, VX28997. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 33. Son of Archibald and Isobel Roy; husband of Wilhelmena Roy, of North Kew, Victoria. Panel 26.

ROY, Colin Campbell, Pte, VX28980. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 33. Son of Archibald and Isobella Roy; husband of Alice Elizabeth Joyce Roy, of Hawthorn, Victoria. Panel 26.

RUSSELL, John Skelton, L/Sgt, VX26521. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 22 January 1942. Age 23. Son of William Leslie and Ida Frances Russell; husband of Annie Wilma Russell, of Moonee Ponds, Victoria. Panel 16.

RUSSELL, Kevin George, Pte, VX30014. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 27. Son of Albert George and Ethel Arden Russell; husband of Irene Ada Russell, of Newport, Victoria. Panel 26.

RUSSELL, Robert William, Cpl, VX26518. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 21. Son of William Leslie and Ida Francis Russell, of Moonee Ponds, Victoria. Panel 17.

RYAN, Albert William, Gnr, NX28194. AIF 17 A/Tk Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 29. Son of William Francis Ryan and Frances Bertha Ryan, of North Sydney, New South Wales. Panel 3.

RYAN, Francis William, Sgt, NGX501. AIF New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 42. Son of Annie M. Ryan, of Brisbane, Queensland; husband of Mavis Violet Ryan, of Malvern, South Australia. Panel 29.

RYAN, George Edward, Pte, VX28580. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 1 July 1942. Age 32. Son of William and Adelaide Ryan; husband of Irene May Ryan, of Moonee Ponds, Victoria. Panel 26.

RYAN, James, Pte, VX22336. AIF 2/22 Battalion, Australian Infantry. 4 February 1942. Age 35. Son of John and Ellen Ryan, of Ballarat, Victoria. Panel 27.

RYAN, Robert James, Gnr, NX54527. AIF 17 A/Tk Bty, Royal Australian Artillery. 1 July 1942. Age 36. Son of James and Ethel Ryan; husband of Isabel Beatrice Ryan, of Glen,brook, New South Wales. Panel 3.

© The Rabaul Memorial 1939-1945, Memorial Register 29, London, Imperial War Graves Commission, 1959.