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LOVE, Cecil Oliver
Personal Details
| Service Number: | N207200 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 16 June 1887 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N207200, 11th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 21 Sep 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N207200, 11th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Personal Stories
Cecil Oliver Love
N207200 Cecil Oliver Love enlisted on 16th July 1942, and on discharge 27th September 1943, was serving as a Private with 11 Battalion Volunteer Defence Force – Part Time Duty.
The Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) was an Australian part-time volunteer military force of World War II established by the Returned and Services League (RSL) in July 1940, and modelled on the British Home Guard. The Government took over control of the VDC in May 1941 and appointed General Sir Harry Chauvel who had retired in 1930, as Inspector General. A position held until his death in March 1945.
Submitted 16 March 2022 by John Gillies
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