Angus Alfred MCVINISH

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MCVINISH, Angus Alfred

Service Number:	23629
Enlisted:	30 September 1940
Last Rank:	Flight Sergeant
Last Unit:	3 Personnel Depot
Born:	Gympie, Queensland, 28 May 1918
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

30 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 23629
30 Sep 1940:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 23629
10 May 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 23629, No. 10 Squadron (RAAF)
19 Feb 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 23629, 3 Personnel Depot
19 Feb 1946:	Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 23629

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Born 28/5/1918 Gympie, Queensland

Father Joseph Craig McVinish (b. 9/9/1897 Maryborough QLD -
Mother Gertrude McVinish (nee Kermode) (b. 9/7/1891 Gympie QLD -

Siblings:
24482   Rexford Clement McVinish (b. 6/10/1915 Gympie QLD)
            20/1/1941 enlisted in RAAF, at Gympie
            13/2/1946 discharged as Leading Aircraftman in 1 Reserve Personnel Pool
            23/7/1985 passed away in Brisbane, QLD

24702   Kenneth John Joseph McVinish (b. 11/11/1913 Gympie, QLD)
            7/2/1941    enlisted in RAAF, at RAAF Station, Rathmines, Newmarket, QLD
            8/7/1946 discharged from service
            22/7/1981 passed away in Brisbane, QLD

30/9/1940 Angus enlisted in RAAF at Newmarket, QLD
place of enlistment Brisbane, QLD

World War II saw another generation of McVinish males serving their country. From Colin John's side of the family, LAC Kenneth John Joseph McVinish served with the RAAF in New Guinea, the Middle East and England; Sgt Angus Alfred McVinish, also in the RAAF served in the United Kingdom flying in Sunderlands as a tail gunner; LAC Rexford Clement McVinish, also in the RAAF, served in New Guinea; Private Kenneth Cameron McVinish, served with the 2/25th Battalion in the Middle East and New Guinea and became an acting Corporal; while his brother, Gunner William David Lewis McVinish, served with the 11th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery in Solomon Islands and New Britain.

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Sergeant in 3 PERSONNEL DEPOT

19/2/1946 discharged from service

2005 passed away - 86yrs of age

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 10/6/2016. Lest we forget.

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