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METCALFE, George Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q221805 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia, 16 February 1914 |
| Home Town: | Cardwell, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Cutter |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 July 1963, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 May 1942: | Involvement Private, Q221805 | |
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| 3 May 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 3 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q221805, 17th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 26 Feb 1943: | Discharged | |
| 26 Feb 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q221805, 17th (QLD) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
George was the eldest of four children on Norman Metcalfe (born 1892 in Brisbane, QLD) and Alice May Collins (born 1888 in NSW). Norman and Alice married in 1912 in Cairns, QLD and taised their family there.
George was living in Tully, QLD and working as a Labourer when he married Gwendoline Mary Duell (born 1918 in Tully, QLD) in 1939. George served with the ACMF from 1942 to 1943 as a Private (Service No: Q221805) with 18 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (QLD). He and Gwensoline settled in Brisbane, QLD where George worked as a Labourer. He died in Brisbane in 1963