Archie William ALLAWAY

ALLAWAY, Archie William

Service Number: QX2004
Enlisted: 21 October 1939
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Not yet discovered
Born: CAIRNS, QLD, 16 April 1918
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Memorials: City of Townsville WW2 HR
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World War 2 Service

21 Oct 1939: Involvement Signalman, QX2004
21 Oct 1939: Enlisted
21 Oct 1939: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX2004
24 Jun 1945: Discharged
24 Jun 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX2004

Tex Allaway, my neighbour.

Archie “Tex” Allaway was my neighbour as a boy growing up.
He spent a lot of time with me and he told me many tales of his time in the Army and in particular his time a Tobruk.
He was in the Militia Artillery in the 1930’s. During his time in Tobruk his Artillery skills proved handy as he was able to crew a captured Italian field piece and send a bit of love to the Germans.
After the war he worked at The Courier Mail (Brisbane) for decades before retiring.
He and his wife came to my wedding.

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