Allan Douglas ALDOUS

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ALDOUS, Allan Douglas

Service Number:	S85030
Enlisted:	23 November 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Kilkenny, South Australia, 8 July 1924
Home Town:	North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Apprentice Sheet Metal Worker
Died:	Natural Causes, Reynella, South Australia, 23 July 2006, aged 82 years
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia Cremation - ashes taken
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World War 2 Service

23 Nov 1942:	Enlisted Adelaide, South Australia
23 Nov 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S85030
24 Nov 1942:	Involvement Private, S85030, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
20 Oct 1945:	Discharged

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Biography

Allan Douglas ALDOUS was born on 8th July 1924 Kilkenny, South Australia

His parents were Arthur ALDOUS and Marian McQUADE - they had married on 5th September 1917 in Holy Trinity Church, Parish of Dartford, Country Kent, UK

Allan married Lena Helen TURNER on 23rd March, 1946 in Port Pirie Methodist Church - Lena was an English WREN

He enlisted on 23rd November, 1942 with the Australian Army and was with the 2 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corp - he was discharged on 29th October 1945 due to disbandenment of his Corp.

Allan died on 23rd July, 2006, late of Reynella, South Australia - he was cremated at West Terrace Cemetery - ashes taken

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