MCVINISH, Edwin Plastow
Service Number: | 2263 |
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Enlisted: | 2 April 1917 |
Last Rank: | Second Class Air Mechanic |
Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, 28 June 1891 |
Home Town: | Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Coppersmith |
Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 2 November 1960, aged 69 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
2 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2263 | |
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30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Second Class Air Mechanic, 2263, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Second Class Air Mechanic, 2263, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
13 Jul 1919: | Discharged Second Class Air Mechanic, 2263 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
When two brothers, Colin John McVinish (Snr) and George McVinish, migrated to Australia from Scotland in the late 1800's, they had no idea they would be starting a chain of events that would lead to members of their family taking part in virtually every conflict involving Australian troops that followed.
The two brothers and their wives produced their fair share of offspring who between them and their progeny fought in the Boer War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency and the war in Vietnam.
Colin John McVinish (Snr) and his wife Helen Gerrie McVinish produced 11 children.
Their eldest son, also Colin John, led the way by joining the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen contingent, fighting in the Transvaal, Cape Colony and Orange Free State before being invalided back to Australia in June 1902. He went on to join the 12th Army Brigade, Australian Field Artillery, in World War I, and fought in France.
Five of their sons (including Colin John) served in World War I. The others were:-
BROTHERS:-
39313 Gunner Colin John McVinish (Jnr)
- who served with 12th Field Artillery Brigade. Returned to Australian on 12 July 1919.
Private James Gerrie McVinish
- who was in the navy at the mine and submarine base on Swan Island, Victoria
5440 Private Alexander Ogilvie McVinish
- who served with the 26th Battalion in France and in Belgium where he became acting Sergeant
and was later wounded. Returned to Australia 18 December 1918.
1714 Air Mechanic William Gerrie McVinish
- who started in the army and transferred to the Australian Flying Corps early in 1918. Returned to Australia 13 December 1918.
Two of George's sons also served in World War I:-
COUSINS:-
Able Seaman George Bannatime McVinish
- joined the Queensland Navy before Federation in 1901, sailing on the gunboat Gayundah,
patrolling the Queensland coast and chasing pearl poachers off the northern coast of Australia
before being sent with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force to New Guinea.
6363 Private John McVinish
- fought in France with the 25th Battalion. Returned to Australia 26/9/1917.
Previous service: 3 years Moreton Regiment
Edwin was described on enlisting as 25yrs 9mths old; single; 5' 8" tall; 148 lbs;
dark complexion; grey eyes; dark brown hair; Presbyterian
2/4/1917 enlisted in Toowong, Queensland
place of enlisting, Brisbane, QLD
8/6/1917 appointed to 14th (August) reinforcements, Australian Flying Coprs, Laverton Camp
30/10/1917 embarked from Port of Melbourne, VIC, onboard HMAT A60 Aeneas
as a 2nd Air Mechanic with August 1917 Reinforcements, Australian Flying Corps
27/12/1917 disembarked at Devonport, England
27/12/1917 marched in to Adlefield Camp, for isolation
16/1/1918 sick to hospital, Wendouer
19/6/1918 marched out to Halton Camp East
1/11/1918 Private in Australian Flying Corps Depot
2/11/1918 Private in 6th Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
13/12/1918 tonsilitis - admitted to AFC Hospital, Tetbury,
28/12/1918 discharged to 1st Wing AFC Tetbury, for duty
6/5/1919 returned to Australia onboard HT Kaiser-1-Hind, ex England
19/6/1919 disembarked into Australia
13/7/1919 discharged froms service
Medals: British War medal (32025)
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 13/6/2016. Lest we forget.