GEORGE, Kenneth Lewis
| Service Numbers: | 231433, 231606, TX5643 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 January 1931, Joined the 3rd Tasmanian Light Infantry as a trooper; most likely at Scottsdale where he was living. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Armoured Regiment |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 23 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Vulcanizer |
| Died: | Norwood Haven, Tasmania, Australia, 24 July 1996, aged 82 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Perth Cemetery, Tasmania |
| Memorials: |
Non Warlike Service
| 24 Jan 1931: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Post WW1), 231433, Joined the 3rd Tasmanian Light Infantry as a trooper; most likely at Scottsdale where he was living. | |
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| 2 May 1932: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Post WW1), 231433, As he was leaving Scottsdale he took discharge from the 3rd Tasmanian Light Infantry. | |
| 9 Feb 1935: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Post WW1), 231606, Joined the 22nd Light Horse Regiment (Tasmania) as a trooper; most likely at Launceston where he was living. | |
| 1 Aug 1938: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Post WW1), Discharged from the 22nd Light Horse Regiment (Tasmania). |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX5643 | |
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| 29 Aug 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Trooper, 2nd/9th Armoured Regiment, Discharged 9 Sep 1942, medically unfit 'not occasioned by his own default'. | |
| 5 Sep 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX5643 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Barker Gary
Ken George in the 1930s joined the Citizen Military Forces (CMF), firstly in 1931 where he increased his age by exactly two years because he was underage. He took discharge in 1932 when he moved from Scottsdale to Launceston. While there he joined another CMF mounted unit, but used his correct date of birth. It should be noted that there was no conscription in the 1930s so Ken was truly a volunteer.
With his WW2 Service he was allocated to Armoured Corps but was injured in a Carrier accident when they were deploying from Puckapunyal (Victoria) to Darwin by road. This led to Ken's discharge for medical reasons. Unfortunately, due to the dire situation that Australia faced during 1941/42 there are very few details in his Army file.
After WW2, Ken was allocated a Soldier Settlement farm on King Island where his descendants still reside. Two of his grandsons have service in the Australian Defence Force.
Biography contributed by Barker Gary
Ken George in the 1930s joined the Citizen Military Forces (CMF), firstly in 1931 where he increased his age by exactly two years because he was underage. He took discharge in 1932 when he moved from Scottsdale to Launceston. While there he joined another CMF mounted unit, but used his correct date of birth. It should be noted that there was no conscription in the 1930s so Ken was truly a volunteer.
With his WW2 Service he was allocated to Armoured Corps but was injured in a Carrier accident when they were deploying from Puckapunyal (Victoria) to Darwin by road. This led to Ken's discharge for medical reasons. Unfortunately, due to the dire situation that Australia faced during 1941/42 there are very few details in his Army file.
After WW2, Ken was allocated a Soldier Settlement farm on King Island where his descendants still reside. Two of his grandsons have service in the Australian Defence Force.
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