Service: Army – 27 Australian Maintenance P/L
Service number: VX124552
Locality on Enlistment: Shepparton
Duration of Service: 10 Apr 1943 – 17 Dec 1945
Prisoner of War: No
Honours: None for display
Date and Place of Birth: 8 Nov 1920 Colac
Parents: Edgar Miller James DARE and Susan Clarkson STANBURY
Spouse: Lois Ellen MALCOLM
School/s: Elliminyt and Colac West SS, Colac High School
Occupation: Electrical Contractor
Date and Place of Death: 8 Nov 1993 Colac
Place of Burial: Colac Cemetery
NOTES: Ronald served in Darwin and Morotai. In Darwin he worked in the workshop rewinding engines but was pleased when he was appointed the electrician at the hospital although it meant surrendering his rifle as he was not allowed one while working at the hospital. In Darwin there were regular bombings. He was later sent to Moratai near Borneo. While in Morotai he managed to avoid Malaria in the steamy jungle conditions however two weeks after arriving home from the war he came down with Malaria and suspected Tuberculosis. He spent the next 12 months in a quiet location recovering.