EAST, Gerald Thomas
| Service Number: | 684 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 October 1916, Charleville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Temora, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Charleville, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 26 February 1957, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Charleville General Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Charleville All Saints Church Honour Roll, Charleville War Memorial, Warwick War Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 684, 3rd Machine Gun Company, Charleville, Qld. | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 684, 3rd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 684, 3rd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Thomas EAST and Charlotte EAST nee EMERY, Eastmont, Warwick, Queensland
Soon after returning from the war Gerald married Grace Wade, a member of a well known Charleville family, who was a nurse in Charleville. They remained at Combanning for a short period before moving to the Winton Area. Apparently Gerald had travelled to the Winton area prior to the war and had his eye on the district. They bought Cambella in 1925 and later another property Whyrallah in 1936. They raised 3 children whilst at Cambeela and retired to the Rockhampton area aroun dthe early 1950's. Gerald died in 1957.
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