Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 10/08/1940
- Date of Discharge
- 02/12/1944
- Place of Enlistment
- Canberra ACT
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Other Name(s)
- Known as 'Jack'
- Date of Birth
- 04/10/1915
- Place of Birth
- Acton ACT
- Address (at enlistment)
- 'Glenloch' via Weetangera ACT
- Occupation
- Farm hand
- Next of Kin
- William Henry Vest (father), 'Glenloch' via Weetangera ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- N130797
- Final Rank
- Private
- Final Unit
- 40 Battalion
Notes
Vest grew up on 'Glenloch' on the northern side of the National Arboretum. His grandfather arrived in Canberra in 1879 and his grandmother was a Kilby from the Weetangera district.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
Peter Procter, 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan', Canberra, Heraldry and Genealogy Society of Canberra, 2001