1. George Warfe later served in staff and training roles in the post war period, which included service during the Malayan Emergency and then as a civilian advisor during the Vietnam War following his military retirement.
13 Facts About George Warfe
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George Warfe was active in the civil defence organisation in Victoria and in the business community before his death at the age of 63 in November 1975 from cancer.
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George Radford Warfe was born in Leongatha, Victoria, on 27 July 1912.
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George Warfe's parents were George Henry Warfe and Ethel Charlotte Warfe.
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George Warfe was their third child and completed his schooling at the Leongatha High School, and the Working Men's College, in Melbourne.
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On 11 June 1938, George Warfe married Ola Dysart at St Peters Church in Leongatha; the marriage ultimately ended in divorce in March 1946.
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George Warfe took part in further fighting at Tobruk and Benghazi.
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On his return to Australia, George Warfe was sent to the Guerilla Warfare School at Wilsons Promontory for training in unconventional warfare.
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George Warfe subsequently led them through the remainder of the war, including actions to secure the Japanese airfield on Tarakan.
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George Warfe deployed again to Malaya in August 1954 as an observer before returning to Australia in December that year, after which he took up a number of senior staff roles including positions at the Jungle Training Centre, where he was chief instructor, the Directorate of Military Training, Army Headquarters and headquarters 3rd Division before retiring from the Regular Army in July 1962 with the rank of colonel.
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George Warfe remained in the CMF for another three years, serving as commanding officer of the pentropic 1st Battalion, Royal Victoria Regiment, while employed as a training officer with a plastics company, BX Plastics.
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George Warfe died on 5 November 1975 from cancer, at Brighton.
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George Warfe was cremated at the Springvale Crematorium and his ashes spread in the nearby botanical cemetery.