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| Name: |
Rattey, Reginald Roy |
| Date of birth: | March 28th, 1918 (Barmedman/New South Wales, Australia)
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| Date of death: |
January 8th, 1986 (West Wyalong/New South Wales, Australia)
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Australian |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Later promoted to the rank of Sergeant.
Reginald Roy Ratty is buried at the West Wyalong Lawn Cemetery, Australia.
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Corporal
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Unit:
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25th Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment, Australian Imperial Force
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Awarded on:
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July 9th, 1946
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Action:
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On March 22, 1945, an attack of Australian infantrymen near Bougainville on the Solomon Islands was stopped by a strong hostile supremacy. Although this Australian unit was forced himself to withdraw, Corporal Rattey stormed forward on his own. By this action he fired with his Bren from his hip. He eliminated by this heroic solo action three enemy bunkers. As a result his company could continue their advance.
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