S1559
AINSCOUGH, George
| Service Numbers: | S3080, 272385 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1941, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1 January 1896 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stationmaster S.A.R. |
| Died: | 20 February 1982, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Aug 1941: | Involvement Lieutenant, S3080 | |
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| 25 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
| 24 Nov 1944: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 272385 |
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Pinnaroo and Border Times (SA.: 1911 - 1954) Thursday 13 January 1938
MR. G. AINSCOUGH APPOINTED STATIONMASTER
Mr. G. Ainscough, formerly of Pinnaroo, station clerk at Pirie Junction, will leave there for Yinkanie, where he will take his first position as stationmaster. Mr. Ainscough went from Tailem Bend to open the junction ticket office in July last. He joined the service in 1922, working in a gang at Karoonda. He was a porter at Wanbi and a clerk at Tailem Bend, Pinnaroo and Mount Gambier. His family will leave Tailem Bend to join him at his new post.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189816650
News (Adelaide, SA: 1923 - 1954) Thursday 9 October 1941
S.A. Officers To Be Promoted CANBERRA.—South Australian military changes gazetted today include:—
Engineers (Field).—To be lieutenant, and is seconded, George Ainscough.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131984241