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George enlisted at Claremont W A 23rd June 1941. He had then been working as Telegraph Delivery person at General Post Office Perth since he was 15 years old, having completed his schooling at Perth Secondary Modern School.

He embarked Australia from Fremantle , Convoy US for deployment in Middle East on 24th September 1941 with Postal Reinforcements ,Army .

With the return of troops order by the then Australian Prime Minister, George embarked on The Orcades 31st January 1942 for return to Australia disembarking in Adelaide SA 15th March 1942 .

George. along with 4 other Postal unit soldiers , was billetted to stay with the Cox family of Payneham . He was transferred to No 2 Advanced Base Post Office Adelaide .

On 4th November 1942 George moved to No 2 Advanced Base Postal Unit , Brisbane , then in January 1943 to No3 Base Postal Unit, Townsville .

On 26th June 1943 George married at St Aidan's Payneham , Lorna ( Sally) Cox , the daughter of his Adelaide billet family .

His Army records of 1943 -1944 contain many notes  of admissions to hospital and in November 1944 transfer to 1st Australian Base Personnel NSW and on 9th January 1945 to No 3 Base Postal Unit Queensland..

His daughter was born in Adelaide on 12th January 1945 . On 16th January 1945 George was evacuated from 128 General Hospital , reason Appendicitis is noted . He rejoined his unit on 23 rd January 1945 .

George was transferred to 7th Aust Base Postal unit, Queensland on 7th March 1945 , then embarking on Katoomba for Lae in New Guinea . 

Transferred to Head quarters , Lae Area Workshops on 4th April 1945 .On 23rd December 1945 he embarked Lidvard , disembarking Brisbane on 29th December 1945 .

George was transferred to Adelaide and discharged on 15th January 1946 .

With his wife and young daughter George returned to Perth and to his civilian occupation at Perth GPO in March 1946. His wife did not settle in Perth and returned to Adelaide in June 1946. George waited in Perth until he could get a transfer to the GPO Adelaide. He obtained a War Service Home Loan and purchased a home at 14 Nelson Street, South Plympton. a son was born on the 4th of February 1947.

George continued to work for the PMG firstly in the money order section and later in the pay office. The immediate years following the war were very difficult for George and his wife. George spent extended periods, months at a time, as a patient in the Repatriation Hospital at Daw Park. Gradually George's health improved. George studied Accountancy and moved from the PMG to the Department of Defence working at Weapon's Research at Salisbury as the Pay Master. Travel by train and bus each day was about two hours each way. Always humble about his work status he would give his occupation as a clerk in the Commonwealth Government, never making reference to his moving along the management level. When he died sudenly of a heart attack at the age of 52 he was at the height of his career with a position at Senior Executive Level. Outside of his Government role he was one of the founder members of the Institute of Management in South Australia and sought after as a speaker. George was compassionate to those who really made an effort in life but he was frustrated by those who were not prepared to work to attain their potential. He assisted many to get secure employment and gave freely of his time to assist friends and neighbours with administrative matters in their lives.