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EVANS, Ernest Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX10125 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 31 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Base Ordnance Depot Japan (BCOF) |
| Born: | Yea, Victoria, Australia, 15 December 1913 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Natural Causes , 27 July 2000, aged 86 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Buried Family Plot. |
| Memorials: | Greensborough RSL Sub Branch Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX10125 | |
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| 31 Jan 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/1st Field Workshop, Transferred to Unit as Fitter Motor Mechanic for duty. | |
| 5 May 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX10125, 2nd/1st Field Workshop, Embarked Melbourne for UK with Unit for duty. | |
| 21 Jun 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/1st Field Workshop, Taken on Strength of the Unit in UK for duty. | |
| 8 Mar 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/1st Field Workshop, Transferred with Unit to Palestine ME for duty. | |
| 3 Apr 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX10125, 2nd/1st Field Workshop, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 18 Feb 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX10125, 2nd/1st Field Workshop, Embarked for RTA 4MD, Medically Unfit for active service abroad. | |
| 22 Jun 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, General Details Depot, Held on strength of GDD NSW LoC for duty. | |
| 5 May 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, 2nd/1st Ordnance Workshop, Promoted on strength of 1st Australian Ordnance Training Depot South Melbourne for duty | |
| 23 Nov 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Posted to 120th Australian General Transport Company for duty | |
| 12 Mar 1946: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX10125, BCOF Base Ordnance Depot, Embarked Sydney for Japan for duty 123 Transport Platoon BCOF Kure Japan | |
| 8 May 1946: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, Australian Base Ordnance Depot Japan (BCOF) | |
| 8 Aug 1946: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX10125, Australian Base Ordnance Depot Japan (BCOF), RTA 3MD Melbourne for discharge Ex 123 Transport Platoon Kure Japan | |
| 10 Sep 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX10125 |
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Awards: Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, ASM 1939-45, & ASM 1945-75 with Clasp Japan.