MAKEPEACE, Paul
| Service Numbers: | 17513, Q227061 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1917, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Moggill, Qld., 14 March 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Moggill State School, Ipswich Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Shire of Moggill War Memorial, Wooloowin Methodist Church Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 17513, 1st Cavalry Division, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 9 May 1917: | Embarked Corporal, 17513, 1st Cavalry Division, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 9 May 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 17513, 1st Cavalry Division, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jul 1942: | Involvement Private, Q227061, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 8 Jul 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 8 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q227061, 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q227061, 8th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
PAUL MAKEPEACE, the son of Mrs. Olivia Makepeace and the late Thomas Makepeace, was born at Moggill, Brisbane, on 14th March, 1894. He was educated at the Moggill State School and the Ipswich Grammar School, and entered the service of the Bank on 12th June, 1912, at Brisbane.
Holding the rank of lieutenant in the Commonwealth Military Forces, he volunteered for service in the A.I.F. on 1st August, 1915, but was retained in the Signal School as lieutenant, 1st M.D., until the 23rd February, 1917, pending appointment to a Signal Unit in the A.I.F. Resigning his commission temporarily and enlisting as a private on 8th March, 1917, he was immediately promoted to corporal and was attached to the Cavalry Divisional Signal Squadron, and later to the Australian Wireless Squadron, Mesopotamia.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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