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LINDSAY, Wilma Kirkbride
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QF268801, Q268801 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Babinda, Queensland, Australia, 17 April 1924 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Home Duties |
| Died: | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 10 January 2014, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 2 Feb 1943: | Involvement Sergeant, Q268801, onn WW2NR as QF268801 | |
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| 2 Feb 1943: | Enlisted | |
| 2 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QF268801 | |
| 28 Feb 1946: | Discharged | |
| 28 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QF268801 |
Personal Stories
Wedding Day
In Jan 1946 on her wedding day, her husband to be, Tom was working on a tank's engine injectors when someone turned the engine over and the injection flew out and smashed his jaw. He was taken to hospital. Wilma was waiting at the church with all the guests when an army motorcycle courier turned up with the news. Wilma, in her wedding dress, rode side saddle to the hospital. They married several weeks later, once he could talk again.
Submitted 28 October 2024 by thomas grose