Coming Soon.
NAYLOR, Melbourne George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX74686 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 9 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Beaufort, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Stawell & St Monicas Essendon, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Lands Dept Inspector |
| Died: | Beaufort, Victoria, Australia , 5 July 1994, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Beaufort Public Cemetery, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX74686, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX74686, New Guinea & Borneo O/S service 459 days 2/33 Infantry Battalion - 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion Private TG111 Gunlayer | |
| 30 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX74686, 2nd/2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Personal Stories
Melbourne Naylor
Melbourne George Naylor VX74686
War badge: 187963
2/2nd Pioneer Batalion
TGIII Gunlayer
Disembarked from Townsville to Port Morseby 6/8/43
Full time war service 1459 days Active overseas 459days.
Born in Stawell. 1 of ten children.
Lived and worked in the Mallee towns- Rupanyup, Murtoa, Rainbow.
Married Mabel Nan McLeod and had 5 children. Many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Occupation -1952 Lands Dept Inspector Rainbow then transferred to Lands Dept Inspector Beaufort 1958.
Passed away peacefully at home in Beaufort 5/7/1994 (age 73)
A wonderful and much loved husband, father and grandfather and great grandfather.
Submitted 26 July 2025 by MICHELLE OLOUGHLAN
Showing 3 of 3 images.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.