MOLES, Aubrey Thomas
| Service Number: | 88997 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 April 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Point Cook |
| Born: | Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia, 15 September 1924 |
| Home Town: | Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia, 26 December 2008, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Burnie Lawn Cemetery, Tasmania |
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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley
Aubrey was the youngest of five children of Thomas Benjamin Moles (born 1883 in Emu Bay, Tasmania) and Louisa Alice Lamprey (born 1887 in Sheffield, Tasmania). In 1910 Thomas was a Labourer at Table Cape when he married Louisa. The family settled at Sisters Creek in Table Cape, where Thomas was a Labourer before moving to Upper Burnie in 1936 where Thomas was a Butcher.
In 1944 Aubrey was working as a Press Boy in Upper Burnie when he enlisted in the RAAF. He served as a Driver and Leading Aircraftman (Service No:88997) and was attached to HQ Point Cook when he was Discharged in May 1946. Brothers-in-Law Morton Lance Barker (Private; Service No:TX6525) and Keith Richard Burrill (RAAF; Service No:408120) also served in WWII.
Returning to Upper Burnie, Tasmania, Aubrey was a Labourer in 1956 when he married Helen Rae. Aubrey worked as a House Painter and died in 2008.
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