KING, Noel Joseph
| Service Number: | Q103089 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld) |
| Born: | Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia, 25 December 1913 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 12 June 1966, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Oct 1941: | Involvement Private, Q103089, FTD 24/10/1941 no pay 19/9/41-23/10/41 | |
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| 24 Oct 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 24 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q103089, 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld) | |
| 20 Nov 1944: | Discharged | |
| 20 Nov 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q103089, 14 Garrison Battalion (Qld) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Noel was the eldest child of Joseph Patrick King (b1884 in Galway, Ireland) and Lilian Kathleen Hilston (b1895). Joseph (a Railways Labourer) and Lilian married in Cairns, QLD in 1913 where they raised their family. Joseph worked as a Railways Maintenance Inspector.
Noel was a Labourer in Warwick, QLD when he enlisted in the ACMF in October 1941. He served as a Private (Service No:Q103089) with 2 PoW Guard Coy and was attached to 14 Garrison Battalion when he was Discharged in November 1944. In November 1942 Noel married Winifred Pearl Bradford (b1920 in Tannymorel, QLD) - Winifred was serving with the Australian Women's Army Service (Private; Service No:Q142155) as an Ambulance Driver.
Noel and Winifred separated and were Divorced in the early 1950s. Noel worked with QLD Rail as a Labourer and Train Examiner, living in Goondiwindi, Warwick, Mt Isa, Brisbane and Townsville. He died in 1966.
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