MCLEAN, Gerald Young
| Service Number: | QX31781 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1942, Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 25 August 1905 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer/Accountant - Union Bank |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Papua, 28 December 1942, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea B8 D 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne Union Bank of Australia Limited 'In Memoriam' WW2 Honour Roll, Spring Hill Brisbane Grammar School WW2 Great Hall Honour Board, Toowoomba WW2 Roll of Honour Book |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX31781, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Brisbane, QLD | |
| 24 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX31781, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Dec 1942: | Discharged |
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Son of Thomas and Hilda McLean; husband of Aenid McLean, of Toowoomba, Queensland.
DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF AENID & FATHER OF DEIRDRE & DUNCAN
PTE. G. Y. McLEAN
Word was received in Casino yesterday that Pte. G. Y. McLean had been killed in action in New Guinea on December 28. Up till the time of his enlistment in April last Pte. McLean had occupied the position of accountant at the Casino branch of the Union Bank of Aust. Ltd. for a period of approximately five years. He was Secretary of the Casino Golf Club, and was associated with many patriotic movements.
In banking circles he was well known and respected for his loyalty and devotion to duty, and it was generally anticipated he would early receive well-merited promotion in the profession.
He is survived by a widow and a baby daughter, Diedre, both of whom are residing with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rosbrook, Bunvah Park, Toowoomba.
McLEAN.—At Rushton Private Hospital, on May 25th, to Aenid & the late Private Gerald Young McLean, A.I.F. (formerly Union Bank of Australia)—a Son (Gerald Duncan).
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