Vaile, Margaret Collett

Date of Birth	1920-01-04
Date of Death	1991-12-16
Gender	Female
Birth Place	Australia, New South Wales, Walersleigh

Service Details

Service	WRANS - Womens Royal Australian Naval Service
Service Period	1951-1951

Service 2	WRANS - Womens Royal Australian Naval Service
Date of Entry	1943-01-06
Rank	Second Officer
Official Number	WR525
Discharged Date	1946-02-08
Discharge Type	Demobed - Discharged at end of War Service
Discharge Notes	2. Resigned 1951-10-02
Service Period	1943-1946
Active Service (War service)	WW2
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Refer Service Record see Sources

Service 3	WRANS - Womens Royal Australian Naval Service
Service Period	1951-1951

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Mona Vale General Cemetery 107 Mona Vale Rd Mona Vale NSW 2103
Cemetery Address	Mona Vale, NSW
Grave Number	CTH-K-036

Notes

Promoted from Writer to Third Officer 16AUG1943 and to Second Officer to date 01JAN1945. Note 1951 service as Third Officer. She was the Editor Sydney Morning Herald women’s pages in the 1960s.In 1979 Margaret was award an MBE for services to women and the community and in that same year retired to her home at Whale Beach

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs

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