"Vern" Vernon John Abel WILTON
Born 25 August 1912 in Arrino, Western Australia [16]
Son of Walter WILTON and Charlotte POOLE [16]
Resided with his parents in Arrino and later in Three Springs [6] [19]
Labourer in Three Springs 1935-1942 [19]
Resided in Three Springs until enlisting in the Australian Army on 20 January 1942 [16]
He and five other local soldiers were honoured at a Social & Dance held in Three Springs on Monday 20 September 1943 [4]
Following dancing and speeches he and the other five soldiers were presented with a cheques for £3 [4: 25-Sep-1943]
Private WX28309 in the Australian Army's 2/6 Australian General Hospital during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 7 February 1946 [16] and returned to Three Springs [19]
Labourer in Three Springs 1946-1955 and then Farmer in Three Springs from 1956 until at least 1975 [19]
Also a Motor Bus Proprietor in Three Springs for at least the years 1947-1949[6]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Vernon John Abel Wilton' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/vernon-john-abel-wilton [reference list] |
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