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EAST, William George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10337 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd AIF Transport Companies and Platoons |
| Born: | Helidon, Queensland, 23 January 1915 |
| Home Town: | Helidon, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Helidon State School and Lockyer Technical College |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Natural causes, Greenslopes, Queensland, 18 June 1991, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 30 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, QX10337 | |
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| 30 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX10337, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
| 1 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, QX10337 | |
| 26 Dec 1940: | Embarked Private | |
| 27 Dec 1940: | Embarked Private, 1 Corps Troops Supply Column, Per "Queen Mary" to Middle East, disembarking 2 February 1941. | |
| 14 Feb 1941: | Involvement 1 Corps Troops Supply Column, Libya/North Africa, Based at Ikingi Maryut, in the Western Desert of Egypt, and doing convoy work via coastal road into Libya, as far as Tobruk. | |
| 24 Mar 1941: | Involvement 1 Corps Troops Supply Column, "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941, Evacuated from Greece and Crete on British vessels. Was involved in the suppression of a mutiny on an evacuation ship at Suda Bay, about 25 May 1941. | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Embarked 1 Corps Troops Supply Column, Per "Empire Pintail" for return to Australia, disembarking 22 March 1942. | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Promoted Lance Corporal | |
| 29 Oct 1942: | Promoted Corporal | |
| 16 Jul 1943: | Involvement General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), New Guinea - Huon Peninsula / Markham and Ramu Valley /Finisterre Ranges Campaigns | |
| 16 Jul 1943: | Embarked General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Per "Henry T. Allen" to Port Moresby, disembarking 20 July 1943. | |
| 23 Jun 1944: | Embarked General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Per "Taroona" for Townsville, disembarking 27 June 1944. | |
| 13 Sep 1945: | Discharged Corporal, QX10337, 2nd AIF Transport Companies and Platoons | |
| 13 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, QX10337 |
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