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WARREN, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | S29620, SX30203 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1940, Kensington, SA |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | St Peters, South Australia, 19 January 1917 |
| Home Town: | Glandore, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | East Adelaide Public & Croydon Public Schools, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Post Military Service: Sales Rep for Olympic Tyres. |
| Died: | Hemorrhage from fall, Campbelltown, South Australia, 22 August 2015, aged 98 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Aug 1940: | Involvement Private, S29620 | |
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| 12 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Kensington, SA | |
| 1 Dec 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, Australian Army Service Corps, Later promoted to Sergeant at Wayville Camp. | |
| 1 Oct 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Workshop Officer, 21st Aust Gen Transport Coy. Then seconded to serve in Alice Springs from 1941 to 1943. | |
| 2 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Melbourne, VIC | |
| 2 Mar 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, SX30203, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), 148th Australian General Transport Coy. from 02/03/1943 to 09/04/1946. Served majority of service based in Alice Springs working on the construction of the road & transportation of supplies from Alice Springs to Larrimah. The author Alec Gurney met with Edwin (Curly hair) and his mate Lieutenant Alan Gordon (Red hair); he referred to the pair as "Bluey & Curly" and hence the popular cartoon was born. | |
| 9 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, SX30203, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Discharged at Hamstead Barracks South Australia. |
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