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WAWN, Isobel Nancy (nee ALDERTON)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WR/224 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1942, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 16 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Kooyong, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural causes (pulmonary embolis), Melbourne, Victoria, 1 January 2000, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated, ashes at St John's Church, South Yarra |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Driver, WR/224, HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 Apr 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Driver, WR/224, HMAS Lonsdale (Depot / Base) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Clive Wawn
Part of a social family in Melbourne, Nan wanted to serve and she applied for the Women's Royal Australian Navy as a driver. Her role was to be attached to thee Navy headquarters in Melbourne and chauffeur ranking officials.
A keen horsewoman, Nan competed in many showjumping events before enlisting.
In Jan 1944, she married Clive Newton "Bardie" Wawn and settled on a small dairy farm before moving to a Soldier Settlement property near Dunkeld Victoria
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