BEINKE, Gerald Andreas
| Service Numbers: | S85981, 152703 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 March 1943, Cowell, SA |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Cowell, South Australia, 5 February 1925 |
| Home Town: | Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Yabmana School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Cowell, South Australia, 30 December 2016, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cowell Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Coolanie WW2 Honour Roll, Cowell Franklin Harbour WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Mar 1943: | Involvement Private, S85981 | |
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| 17 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Cowell, SA | |
| 11 Apr 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 152703, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 11 Apr 1944: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 152703 | |
| 12 Jun 1944: | Discharged | |
| 12 May 1947: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 152703, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Returned to farming after the war.
Married Colleen in 1952 and later moved (1956) to a farm (Mindrow Creek) 10 kms west of Cowell.
Fathered 8 children and now has over 70 descendants.
He is retired and currently in the Cowell Hostel (May 2016)
His wife Colleen still lives in the home on Cowell they purchsed after retiring from farming.
Geralds hobbies included tinkering with electronics, building his own cathode ray oscilliscope and before solid state and silicon chip components, was the sole radio and TV repairer which he did basically at cost for locals.
Always a member of the local RSL and later included the local Probus Club.
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