George Neil Gow Armstrong

George Neil Gow Armstrong

Personal Information
Date of Birth	22 Jul 1893
Place of Birth	Canning Mills, Western Australia
Death	9 Aug 1979, aged 86
Place of Death	Armadale, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	48 years, 7 months
Address	Kelmscott, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife , Mrs Enid Armstrong
Military Information
Reg Number	W67672
Date of Enlistment	22 Mar 1942
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	2nd (Fremantle) VDC Battalion
Post War Details

George Neil Gow Armstrong

Headstone Information
Date of Birth	22 Jul 1893
Age at Death	86 years
Transcription	In Loving Memory of George Neil Armstrong Born 1893 Died 09/08/1979 Aged 86 Years

Pre War

George Neil Gow Armstrong was the son of George Drummond Armstrong and Louisa Armstrong (nee Vincent). He was born in Mandurah, and the greater Armstrong family owned property in Wongong. Electoral Roll entries state that George Neil resided from 1917 - 1943 at Kelmscott, as a farmer. During 1932 George married Enid Erica Maitland (1905 - 1977). Enid died on 23 Nov 1977, aged 72 in Kelmscott.

War Service

discharge date not known

Post War

Electoral Roll entries state that from 1949 to 1977 he lived at 2995 Albany Highway, Kelmscott as a farmer; 1980 at 16 Deerness way, Armadale, retired.

Notes

George Neil Armstrong's father, George Drummond Armstrong, arrived in the Swan River Colony in 1829 with his widowed father Adam Armstrong (grandfather of George Neil) and his brother John Armstrong (uncle of George Neil). George Drummond Armstrong had married twice: once to Louisa Vincent, and once to Alice E. Spencer.