Hello crankypants,
The Sydney Morning Herald - Saturday 1 June 1935 p.14
MARRIAGES
LEE-FURNER.-April 27, 1935, at Strathfield Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Victor Bell, Albert Ernest Lee of
Bulolo, New Guinea, only son of the late J. J. A. Lee and of Mrs. Lee, Strathfield, to Ethel Jean, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Furner of Homebush.
So Bert had been in Bulolo before his marriage.
Service Record
Name LEE, ALBERT ERNEST
Service Australian Army
Service Number
NG2086
Date of Birth 4 Aug 1907
Place of Birth BALMAIN, NSW
Date of Enlistment 2 Mar 1943
Locality on Enlistment HOMEBUSH, NSW
Place of Enlistment REDBANK, QLD
Next of Kin LEE, ETHEL
Date of Discharge 10 Nov 1945
Rank Staff Sergeant
Posting at Discharge
N G V R
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War No
On 4 September 1939, the Administrator of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea, Sir Walter McNicoll, was given authorisation from the Australian Government to form a volunteer defence force to be known as the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles. NGVR members were public servants, merchants, bankers, business men, members of the Christian missions, miners, prospectors, traders and plantation owners, managers or associated employees.
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Service Record
Name KILNER, CLAUDE GEOFFREY
Service Australian Army
Service Number NGX457
Date of Birth 27 Feb 1907
Place of Birth MELBOURNE, VIC
Date of Enlistment Unknown
Locality on Enlistment RABAUL, T N G
Place of Enlistment Unknown
Next of Kin KILNER, VIOLET
Date of Discharge 29 Jan 1947
Rank Lieutenant
Posting at Discharge N G V R
WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display
Prisoner of War Yes
Regards,
Dave