TROUT, Richard William
| Service Number: | Q149665 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 May 1923 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Newmarket State School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 16 May 2000, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Allambe Memorial Park, Gold Coast |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 25 May 1942: | Involvement Private, Q149665 | |
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| 25 May 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 25 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q149665 | |
| 27 Jun 1942: | Discharged | |
| 27 Jun 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q149665 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private Richard William Trout (Service No:Q149665) served in the ACMF with General Details Depot and Camp Staff Chermside from 25 May 1942 to 27 June 1942 (Medically Unfit).
Dick was born in Brisbane QLD in 1923, only child of Newman Ralph Trout (b1893 in Brisbane, QLD) and Evelyn Hill (b1893 in Brisbane, QLD). Newman and Evelyn married in 1917 in Brisbane, where they settled and raised their son and Newman was a Butcher. Following Evelyn's death in 1942, Newman remarried in 1948 to Alice Elizabeth Trivett (b1894 in Brisbane, QLD) - Alice was a Teacher in Margate.
Dick worked as a Clerk in Bribane, and in 1945 married Margaret (Win) Winifred Webb (b1917 in Brisbane, QLD) - Win was a Typist. Dick and Win settled in Brisbane, where Dick was a Clerk (and Secretary of the Humpybong Sailing Club). In the mid 1960s they moved to Chevron Island in Surfers Paradise, where Dick was a Newsagent. Dick died in 2000 and Win in 2005.
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