PERRY, Eunice Frances Lindley
| Service Number: | 90218 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 October 1941, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Cypher Officer |
| Last Unit: | 1 Embarkation Depot |
| Born: | South Yarra, Victoria, 24 October 1915 |
| Home Town: | Marysville, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mentone Girls Grammar School and Lauriston Girl's School, Malvern |
| Occupation: | Stenographer/Typist |
| Died: | Natural causes (cancer), Croydon, Victoria, 10 June 1999, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Methodist section - Grave 14Y, Section 2 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftwoman, 90218, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 24 Mar 1943: | Promoted Cypher Officer | |
| 30 Jan 1944: | Discharged Cypher Officer, 90218, 1 Embarkation Depot |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Mole
Eunice is also known as "Sue" by many of her friends, the name "Sue" appearing in the 1940's, probably from her friends in the W.A.A.A.F.
Eunice moved from Richmond to Mentone with her parents, when she was about 7 months old.
She started schooling at "Little PLC" in the Presbyterian Church Hall at Mentone. She was aged 8, as she had stayed home to assist her mother prior to this. It seems that this school along with St Margaret's Girls Grammar amalgamated to become Mentone Girls Grammar School, which was then established in the old St Bede's buildings.
She started work at a the State Laboratories as Secretary/Stenographer for the Government Chemist, and stayed until "joining up".
Eunice enlisted with the RAAF on the 11th November 1941 for the second world war. She commenced duty in the WAAAFs as a ‘Clerk General Nº 1 WAAAF Training Depot’ and was there for 4 months until moving to work with the AFHQ Directorate of Postings, Officers Record Section. On 30th January 1943 she was appointed Assistant Section Officer permanent Air Force - Cypher Melbourne W/T St Kilda Road and Frognall (Camberwell). Around this time, she met Ernest Bryan Mole (he had been corresponding with her for some time while away with the army) and with him and his sister Jean they travelled to her brother Wykeham’s farm in Buxton.
[Wykeham Perry junior recalls that Bryan was visting his father Wykeham Perry Snr (Eunice’s brother) at Buxton with his sister Jean. Bryan and Jean took Eunice and Wykeham jnr into Marysville to the Fruit Sald Farm where Sue and Bryan went for a walk along the Mt Gordon track (Nicholl’s lookout track?) while Jean looked after ‘young’ Wykeham who was about seven.] (See Bryan’s diary notes for 30/8/43).
Eunice "Sue" was still serving at the time of her marriage to Corporal Ernest Bryan Mole on 11th September 1943. On the 30th January 1944 her appointment was terminated on compassionate grounds. Her Service Number was 90218. Her posting at discharge on 30 January 1944, was 1 Embarkation Depot.
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