JERREMS, George Roland
| Service Number: | N170476 |
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| 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 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N170476 | |
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| 9 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, N170476, 111 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
| 6 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N170476 | |
| 14 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, N170476, 111 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Sapper, N170476, 111 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography 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.