MAZLIN, Victor Alexander
| Service Numbers: | Q219938, 57253 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 29 November 1896 |
| Home Town: | Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Herberton State School, Herberton. Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Sawmill Hand |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Herberton, Queensland , 5 October 1975, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Herberton General Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Evelyn Scrub War Memorial, Ravenshoe War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 24 May 1942: | Involvement Private, Q219938, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 24 May 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 24 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q219938, 17 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged | |
| 21 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q219938, 17 Infantry Battalion AMF |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 57253 |
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Victor Alexander Mazlin, WWI
Trooper Victor Alexander Mazlin, 57253, 5th Reinforcements Lighthorse - Victor suffered a fracture to the base of his skull resulting in permanent deafness in his right ear. He was discharged as medically unfit without having served overseas. He re-enlisted in WWII at the age of 45.
Victor was one of 4 brothers who enlisted in WWI. Two of his brothers were killed at Gallipoli. The other one returned to Australia.
Submitted 25 September 2021 by Marjorie Earl
WW1 Photo
At the time of enlisting in WW2 Victor would have been a 46 year old man, the photo on this record is obviously of a younger man. The uniform worn in the photo also does not look typical of WW2 service. One explanation could well be that Victor Alexander Mazlin (Regimental No 57253) also enlisted for WW1 at Cairns in 1917 at the age of 21. During training it was discovered he had complete nerve deafness in the right ear as a result of a fracture to the base of the skull and he was medically discharged before embarking for overseas service. The photograph appears on p. 178 of 'Queenslanders who fought in the Great War.' A second photograph appears on p. 24 of The Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to the Queenslander, 30 March, 1918, both relate to his WW1 enlistment.
Submitted 20 March 2020 by Claude McKelvey
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