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| − | | description = 5'11½ (1.82m) tall | + | | description = 5'11½ (1.82m) tall fresh complexion, brown eyes, light brown hair, tattoo right forearm |
| height = 5'11½" (1.82m) | | height = 5'11½" (1.82m) | ||
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| nextofkin = Mr George Holland Pike | | nextofkin = Mr George Holland Pike | ||
| − | | regnumber = W69563 & [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4551560 32840] | + | | regnumber = [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=5888539 W69563] & [https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=4551560 32840] |
| enlistmentdate = 26 Apr 1942 | | enlistmentdate = 26 Apr 1942 | ||
| rank = Private & Assistant Cook | | rank = Private & Assistant Cook | ||
| − | | unit = | + | | unit = 3rd Training Battalion & Naval ships |
| − | | | + | | shipservedon1 = HMAS Adelaide |
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| − | | | + | | shipservedon1from = 18 Oct 1944 |
| − | | | + | | shipservedon1to = 26 Feb 1945 |
| − | | | + | | shipservedon2 = HMAS Koala |
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| − | + | | shipservedon2from = 10 Nov 1946 | |
| − | + | | shipservedon2to = 14 Mar 1947 | |
| − | + | | fate1 = Returned to Australia | |
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| − | == | + | ==War Service== |
| + | Enlisted on 26 Apr 1942 in the CMF, giving his birth date as 20 Mar 1924 (subsequently found to be 20 Mar 1926), so he was only 16 years old. He gave his mother Stella as NOK. His date of discharge was 24 Nov 1942 so he had served on a part time basis for 213 days with his last unit being the [[3rd (Swan) VDC Battalion]]. | ||
| − | + | On 28 Mar 1944 (aged 18) George enlisted to serve in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve with Number F5233. However, his father refused to give his consent. Authorities determined that he could be retained until the age of 21 when he would be given the opportunity to continue with his engagement or take his discharge. Sent to ''HMAS Cerberus'' on the Mornington peninsula in Victoria, he was rated initially as an Assistant Cook. George transferred to the RAN on 24 Oct 1944 for a 2 year term and his first sea posting was to [[HMAS Adelaide]] from 18 Oct 1944 until 26 Feb 1945 when she paid off in Sydney. | |
| − | + | George's records are indistinct for March to early July 1945, but on 11 Jul 1945 he was rated as Cook at ''HMAS Melville'' in Darwin. He had signed on for another two years in the RAN at age 21 as earlier agreed. From 11 Feb 1946 until 9 Nov 1946 George was posted to ''HMAS Leeuwin'', before joining the crew of [[HMAS Koala]] on 19 Nov 1946. He was still a member of her crew on 14 Mar 1947. George was discharged on 4 Sep 1947. | |
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==Post War== | ==Post War== | ||
| − | + | During 1947 George married Roma Joyce Gale. | |
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| + | Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at 46 George street, Midland Junction; 1954 at 37 Ewart street, Midland Junction, fireman; | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:RAN ww2]] | [[Category:RAN ww2]] | ||
[[Category:Soldier ww2]] | [[Category:Soldier ww2]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:VDC ww2]] |
[[Category:Born Australia ww2]] | [[Category:Born Australia ww2]] | ||
[[Category:Born WA ww2]] | [[Category:Born WA ww2]] | ||
[[Category:HMAS Leeuwin]] | [[Category:HMAS Leeuwin]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Returned to Australia ww2]] | ||
[[Category:Armadale-Kelmscott ww2]] | [[Category:Armadale-Kelmscott ww2]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:08, 21 June 2022
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | 20 Mar 1924 (11 Jul 1926) |
| Place of Birth | Kelmscott, Western Australia |
| Description | 5'11½" (1.82m) tall ; ; fair complexion ; hazel eyes ; fair hair ; tattoo right forearm |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | 13 Patricia street, Victoria Park, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father , Mr George Holland Pike |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | W69563 & 32840 |
| Date of Enlistment | 26 Apr 1942 |
| Rank | Private & Assistant Cook |
| Unit/Formation | 3rd Training Battalion & Naval ships |
| Ships Served On | |
| Ship Name | HMAS Adelaide |
| Tour Dates | 18 Oct 1944 ‒ 26 Feb 1945 |
| Ship Name | HMAS Koala |
| Tour Dates | 10 Nov 1946 ‒ 14 Mar 1947 |
| Post War Details | |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
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War Service
Enlisted on 26 Apr 1942 in the CMF, giving his birth date as 20 Mar 1924 (subsequently found to be 20 Mar 1926), so he was only 16 years old. He gave his mother Stella as NOK. His date of discharge was 24 Nov 1942 so he had served on a part time basis for 213 days with his last unit being the 3rd (Swan) VDC Battalion.
On 28 Mar 1944 (aged 18) George enlisted to serve in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve with Number F5233. However, his father refused to give his consent. Authorities determined that he could be retained until the age of 21 when he would be given the opportunity to continue with his engagement or take his discharge. Sent to HMAS Cerberus on the Mornington peninsula in Victoria, he was rated initially as an Assistant Cook. George transferred to the RAN on 24 Oct 1944 for a 2 year term and his first sea posting was to HMAS Adelaide from 18 Oct 1944 until 26 Feb 1945 when she paid off in Sydney.
George's records are indistinct for March to early July 1945, but on 11 Jul 1945 he was rated as Cook at HMAS Melville in Darwin. He had signed on for another two years in the RAN at age 21 as earlier agreed. From 11 Feb 1946 until 9 Nov 1946 George was posted to HMAS Leeuwin, before joining the crew of HMAS Koala on 19 Nov 1946. He was still a member of her crew on 14 Mar 1947. George was discharged on 4 Sep 1947.
Post War
During 1947 George married Roma Joyce Gale.
Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at 46 George street, Midland Junction; 1954 at 37 Ewart street, Midland Junction, fireman;
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