TONES, Edward Robert
| Service Number: | Q205476 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia, 12 June 1924 |
| Home Town: | Kilcoy, Somerset, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia, 24 June 2002, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kilcoy Cemetery, Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Jul 1942: | Involvement Private, Q205476, Page missing from Enlistment Register | |
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| 17 Jul 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 17 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q205476 | |
| 19 Oct 1945: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Ted was the third of nine children of Robert Tones (b1895 in Kilcoy, QLD) and Minnie Adsett (b1896 in Kilcoy, QLD). Robert - a Dairy Farmer - and Minnie married in 1920 in Kilcoy, QLD and settled at Sheep Station Creek where they raised their family.
Ted was a Dairy Farmer at Sheep Station Creek, Mt Kilcoy when he enlisted with the ACMF in July 1942. He was a Private (Service No:Q205476) attached to 6 Battalion VDC when he was Discharged in October 1945.
In 1947 Ted married Irene Joan Gulliford (b1927 in Kilcoy, QLD) and they settled at Mt Kilcoy where Ted was a Farmer. Ted died in 2002 and Irene in 2012.
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