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Warrant Officer 2nd Class Ronald James “Butch” Swanton

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Warrant Officer 2nd Class Ronald James “Butch” Swanton

Birth
Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
13 Nov 1965 (aged 29)
Vietnam
Burial
Holland Park, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia GPS-Latitude: -27.5268458, Longitude: 153.0771699
Plot
12-16-T 144
Memorial ID
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1/714067 National Serviceman and 13841- Temporary Warrant Officer 2 - Ronald James Swanton, Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam Age 29 from Warwick Queensland. He was shot by VC troops on 13th November 1965, but his body was not recovered until the following morning.
(Also served Malaya with 2RAR)
1/714067 National Serviceman and 13841- Temporary Warrant Officer 2 - Ronald James Swanton, Australian Army Training Team, Vietnam Age 29 from Warwick Queensland. He was shot by VC troops on 13th November 1965, but his body was not recovered until the following morning.
(Also served Malaya with 2RAR)

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  • Maintained by: John Winterbotham
  • Originally Created by: 46512307
  • Added: May 25, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37482529/ronald_james-swanton: accessed ), memorial page for Warrant Officer 2nd Class Ronald James “Butch” Swanton (18 Jun 1936–13 Nov 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37482529, citing Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Holland Park, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by John Winterbotham (contributor 48166878).