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YEOMAN, George Mervyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX36276 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Thomaston, Victoria, Australia, 28 September 1915 |
| Home Town: | Camperdown, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Camperdown, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Thailand, 10 August 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Plot 1 Row G, Grave 13 Bangan Grave 51- Reburied 08/02/1946, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Camperdown War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX36276, Royal Park, Victoria | |
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| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX36276, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
| 16 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, VX36276 | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 10 Aug 1943: | Involvement Private, VX36276, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Prisoners of War |
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George was born as Mervyn George YEOMAN on 28th September, 1915 in Thomaston, Victoria
His parents were William Quick YEOMAN and Margaret Marion PALETHORPE
He married Mary Muriel May McGUINESS in Victoria in 1938
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