VINALL, George Wells
Service Number: | SX11718 |
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Enlisted: | 10 March 1941, Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
Born: | Williamstown, South Australia, 3 September 1903 |
Home Town: | Kapunda, Light, South Australia |
Schooling: | Kapunda Public School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Butcher / Motor Driver |
Died: | 13 September 1974, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Kapunda (Clare Road) Cemetery, S.A. |
Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kapunda District WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
10 Mar 1941: | Involvement Driver, SX11718 | |
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10 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
10 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX11718, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Adelaide, SA | |
11 Feb 1946: | Discharged | |
11 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX11718, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of late Mr. George Albert and Mrs C VINALL of 'Maerle', High Street, Kapunda, SA. Educated at Kapund Public School he was a good rifle shot and fond of horses, winning the Adelaide Buckjumping Championship in 1933 and Gold Medal in 1935. In civilian life he worked as a butcher and motor driver. Enlisting in March 1941 he left for overeseas in April 1941.