HONNER, Ralph - WX15

Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia

Lieut Colonel Ralph Honner

Conflict	World War 2
Service Arm	Citizen Military Force Australian Imperial Force
Unit	2/11th Infantry Battalion; 39th Infantry Battalion
Service No.	WX15
Service Arm	Army
Date of Birth	17 Aug 1904
Birthplace	Fremantle, WA
Residence	Perth, WA
Date of Death	14 May 1994
Relatives	Wife - Marjorie Bennett

Recollections of a fellow soldier of events in Crete in 1941. Ralph Honner wrote 'The Last Day at Bardia' and 'With C Company in Crete'.

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Ralph wrote to his mother telling her of the events in Crete and a copy of his letter was published in The Western Mail on 24th July, 1941.

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Letter written to his work colleagues back in Perth in 1941.

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In February 1988, Ralph wrote this letter to the widow of a friend, McROBBIE, Arthur Forrest - WX242.

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Extract from C.O's notebook for November 1940.

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Attestation and casualty documents

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Copies of speeches presented at the 39th Battalion Officers'Dinner and at the launch of the book 'Those Ragged Bloody Heroes' in 1991.

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Kokoda newspaper clippings

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