ABERDEEN, John Errol Chandos
| Service Numbers: | QX45116, Q123066 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1941, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 2/2nd Mobile Entomology Section |
| Born: | Gatton, Queensland, 27 April 1913 |
| Home Town: | Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | C of E Grammar School & University of Qld |
| Occupation: | Plant pathologist |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 17 June 1996, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland Lawn Portion 4, Grave 206 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Dec 1941: | Enlisted QX45116, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 17 Dec 1941: | Involvement Q123066, also QX45116 | |
| 17 Dec 1941: |
Involvement
QX45116, also Q123066 |
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| 10 Dec 1945: | Discharged Major, QX45116, 2/2nd Mobile Entomology Section |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Katherine Aberdeen
John Errol Chandos (Charles) ABERDEEN was born on 27th April, 1913 in Gatton, Queensland
His parents were John ABERDEEN and Ivy Ellen CORNEY
John married Agnes Lillian WINDLE in 1938 in Queensland
He enlisted on 16th December, 1941 with the Australian Army and was discharged on 10th December, 1945 - Rank Major - Posting at discharge 2 Australian Mobile Entomology Section
After Pearl Harbour he was doing Malaria Control work in New Guinea and stayed until the end of the War and was mentioned in dispatches on 6th March, 1947 (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette and London Gazette -for exceptional services in the field SWP area)
John died on the 17th June, 1996 in Brisbane, Queensland and is buried in Hemmant Cemetery - Lawn Portion 4, Grave 206
Career highlights: Plant pathologist, Director of Plant Industries, Qld Agricultural College, Lecturer U.Q.
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