George Roland JERREMS

JERREMS, George Roland

Service Number: N170476
Enlisted: 9 June 1941
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 111 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
Born: Sydney, New South Wales Australia, 18 April 1911
Home Town: Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Produce Merchant
Died: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 20 February 1995, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

9 Jun 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N170476
9 Jul 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sapper, N170476, 111 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
6 Nov 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N170476
14 Nov 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sapper, N170476, 111 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
Date unknown: Involvement Sapper, N170476, 111 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

George was the third of five children of Ernest Alfred Jerrems (born 1878 in Sydney, NSW) and Esther Muriel Sassall (born 1885 in Lithgow, NSW). Ernest - a Paper Ruler - and Esther married in 1906 in Sydney, where they raised their family.

George worked in Sydney, NSW as a Carter and Produce Merchant, and in 1941 married Olga Phoebe Smith (born 1917 in Perth, WA). Olga was a Stenographer. George enlisted in the CMF in June 1941 and served as a Sapper (Service No:N170476) with 111th Anti Tank Regiment. He was Discharged in November 1945. Younger brother Ernest served with the ACMF (Private, Service No:N458400).

Returning to Sydney, NSW, George worked as a Refrigerator Mechanic and Engineer. Olga died in 1983 and George died in 1995.

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