TARRANT, Edith Marian
| Service Number: | 98264 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Aircraftwoman |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units |
| Born: | Bourke, New South Wales, Australia, 6 April 1905 |
| Home Town: | Warialda, Gwydir, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Home Duties |
| Died: | Southport, Queensland, Australia, 1992, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Allambe Memorial Park, Gold Coast |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftwoman, 98264, RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units | |
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| 11 Jan 1943: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftwoman, 98264, RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Aircraftwoman, 98264, 2 Embarkation Depot |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Wyn was the eldest of four children of Richard Patrick Tarrant (born 1882 in Rockhampton, QLD) and Jessie Elizabeth Kemp (born 1880 in Melbourne, Victoria). Richard (a Labourer) and Jessie (a Lady's Help) married in 1909 in Bourke, NSW. They settled at Rocky Bar in Yetman, NSW where Richard was a Selector.
Wyn was living at Rocky Bar in Yetman, NSW in 1942 (her employment was listed as 'Home Duties') when she enlisted in the RAAF. Wyn (Service No:98264) was an Aircraftwoman attached to 2 Embarkation Depot Bradfield Park when she was Discharged in 1943. Brother Leslie James Richard Tarrant (Private, Service No:QX30763) served with 2/15 Infantry Battalion in WWII.
Wyn was in Goondiwindi, QLD in 1944 when she married Charles Nordby Andersen (born 1903 in Cooktown, QLD). Charles had lived at Samarai in Milne Bay, New Guinea before becoming a Power House Engineer with Mt Isa Mines in QLD. Wyn and Charles lived in Mt Isa, QLD until retiring to Southport, QLD. Charles died in 1985 and Wyn in 1992.