CUBBY, Bertram
| Service Number: | QX11088 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boomi, New South Wales, Australia, 16 March 1903 |
| Home Town: | Boggabilla, Moree Plains, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 2 Service
| 11 Jul 1940: | Involvement QX11088 | |
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| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX11088, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Warwick, Qld. | |
| 22 Oct 1941: | Discharged | |
| 22 Oct 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX11088, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Kate Cubby, of Toomelah Mission, Boggabilla, Queensland, Australia.
Two Aboriginal Brothers
Answer Call To Arms
Two full-blooded, aboriginal brothers—Bert and George Cubby— were in the A.I.F. draft which left Warwick yesterday. The men are from Toomelah Aboriginal Station, near Boggabilla, and came to Warwick with a party formed in Goondiwindi. In the last war aboriginal enlistments were numerous, and officers and comrades, spoke highly of their work, particularly in the Palestine campaign. The majority were born horsemen, and their natural ability as trackers, their inborn sense of direction, their keen-sightedness and hardiness made them invaluable, as scouts in desert warfare. Bert Cubby is 37 and his brother 27. Aboriginal men from Boggabilla fought in the last war, and they intend to play their part in the present conflict. In newspapers recently they saw photographs of men of their own race who joined the A.I.F., and decided that they also were needed in the Army.
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