After consultation on the online WW2 nominal roll I have found what looks like two service records for the one person. Any ideas as to an explanation to this? Details as follows: Name RYAN, GEORGE CHARLES Service Australian Army Service Number V230185 Date of Birth 10 May 1914 Place of Birth SWAN HILL, VIC Date of Enlistment 29 Nov 1941 Locality on Enlistment PIANCIL Place of Enlistment SWAN HILL, VIC Next of Kin RYAN, EDWARD Date of Discharge Unknown Rank Unknown Posting at Discharge Unknown WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of War No Name RYAN, GEORGE CHARLES Service Australian Army Service Number VX37175 Date of Birth 10 May 1914 Place of Birth SWAN HILL, VIC Date of Enlistment 18 Jul 1940 Locality on Enlistment WOOD WOOD, VIC Place of Enlistment ROYAL PARK, VIC Next of Kin RYAN, EDWARD Date of Discharge 18 Sep 1940 Rank Private Posting at Discharge OFFICERS CADET REINFORCEMENTS RECEPTION DEPOT WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display Prisoner of war No Thanks Kind Regards, Elizabeth Pidgeon Eltham, Victoria, Australia Looking for Australian Women's Weekly covers painted by WEP 1930's to 1950's http://www.wepidgeon.com/ Please visit our web site at http://www.pidgeon.info/ Research Names: http://www.perthdps.com/research/pid01.html
1 is his militia record, the other his AIF record Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter and Elizabeth Pidgeon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 12:05 PM Subject: George RYAN has 2 service records > After consultation on the online WW2 nominal roll I have found what looks > like two service records for the one person. Any ideas as to an explanation > to this? Details as follows: > > Name RYAN, GEORGE CHARLES > Service Australian Army > Service Number V230185 > Date of Birth 10 May 1914 > Place of Birth SWAN HILL, VIC > Date of Enlistment 29 Nov 1941 > Locality on Enlistment PIANCIL > Place of Enlistment SWAN HILL, VIC > Next of Kin RYAN, EDWARD > Date of Discharge Unknown > Rank Unknown > Posting at Discharge Unknown > WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display > Prisoner of War No > > Name RYAN, GEORGE CHARLES > Service Australian Army > Service Number VX37175 > Date of Birth 10 May 1914 > Place of Birth SWAN HILL, VIC > Date of Enlistment 18 Jul 1940 > Locality on Enlistment WOOD WOOD, VIC > Place of Enlistment ROYAL PARK, VIC > Next of Kin RYAN, EDWARD > Date of Discharge 18 Sep 1940 > Rank Private > Posting at Discharge OFFICERS CADET REINFORCEMENTS RECEPTION DEPOT > WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display > Prisoner of war No > > Thanks > > Kind Regards, > Elizabeth Pidgeon > Eltham, Victoria, Australia > > Looking for Australian Women's Weekly covers painted by WEP 1930's to 1950's > http://www.wepidgeon.com/ > > Please visit our web site at > http://www.pidgeon.info/ > > Research Names: > http://www.perthdps.com/research/pid01.html >