Trevor William George HAINES

HAINES, Trevor William George

Service Number: VX37510
Enlisted: 22 July 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Auckland, New Zealand, 8 February 1918
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Presumed, Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, 4 February 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial
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World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Private, VX37510
22 Jul 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX37510, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Trevor William George HAINES (VX37510) played tenor horn with the Camberwell Citadel Band and in the Territorial Staff Band. Usually answering to Bill or Will, Haines enlisted at the Victoria Street Drill Hall on 15 July 1940 and was inducted into the AIF at Royal Park on 22 July 1940. He was 28 years of age when he left his employ as a clerk and enlisted in the AIF.