MCMAHON, Vernon Ignatius Dillon
| Service Numbers: | QX46056, Q100576, Q141790 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Atherton, Queensland, AUSTRALIA, 27 December 1915 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Public Servant |
| Died: | Holland Park, Queensland, 20 February 1988, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane " A fine man, loved by many." Grave # 1587, Portion 6 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Aug 1940: | Involvement Staff Sergeant , Q100576, Tsfd Q141790 FTD 7/10/41 - also QX46056 | |
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| 16 Aug 1940: | Involvement Staff Sergeant , Q141790, also Q100756 & QX46056 | |
| 16 Aug 1940: | Involvement Staff Sergeant , QX46056, also Q100576 & Q141790 FTD 7/10/41 | |
| 16 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX46056 | |
| 9 Apr 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX46056 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter McMahon
WW2 Diary of Vernon McMahon ( see link to the left)
Transcribed and compiled by his son Peter McMahon
My Dad fought in Darwin and New Guinea, but he did not see action during the period of this diary. Nevertheless, I think his diary (April 1945 and following) has some worthwhile information about life in service and its aftermath, including:
- Life on a troop ship
- Boredom of war mixed with the anticipation of action
- Importance of mail to the troops
- Politicians, bulldozers & America
- Sicknesses and hospitals
- My Dad’s thoughts on the qualities of the Diggers
- Reaction of Pacific troops to VE Day, compared to their reaction to VP Day
- Aussies and Japanese in captivity
- A visit to the famous Ramale Mission after VP Day
- War Crime trials
- Historical photos of the times when my Dad wrote his diary
- The long trip home after the war
- The long term health effects of the war (eg PTSD)
- The Greatest Generation
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