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George Alan Vasey
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Major General George Alan Vasey, was an Australian Army officer. He rose to the rank of major general during the Second World War, before being killed in a plane crash near Cairns in 1945.
Vasey in 1943
Vasey in 1943
Women friends and family on the wharf waving farewell to the departing troop transport ship RMS Strathallan carrying the Advance Party of the 6th Divi
Women friends and family on the wharf waving farewell to the departing troop transport ship RMS Strathallan carrying the Advance Party of the 6th Division AIF to service overseas. They include: Vasey's wife Jessie (second from the left), her sisters Thelma Halbert (left) and Doris Sleigh (second from right), and Vasey's sister Marjorie (right).
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Blamey (left) talking with Jessie Vasey and lieutenant colonels George Vasey and John Chapman (right) on board the troop
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Blamey (left) talking with Jessie Vasey and lieutenant colonels George Vasey and John Chapman (right) on board the troop transport Strathallan in December 1939.
Nadzab, New Guinea, 5 September 1943. Paratroops of the US 503rd Parachute Infantry seize the airstrip at Nadzab, allowing the 7th Division to fly in.
Nadzab, New Guinea, 5 September 1943. Paratroops of the US 503rd Parachute Infantry seize the airstrip at Nadzab, allowing the 7th Division to fly in. General Vasey was in the plane from which the photograph was taken.
Jessie Vasey
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Jessie Mary Vasey was the founder and President of the War Widows' Guild of Australia.
George Alan Vasey
…the honorary rank of major. He became so discouraged at his prospects with the Army that, studying at night, he qualified as an accountant. He married Jessie Mary Halbert at St Matthew's Church of England, Glenroy, Victoria on 17 May 1921. They bought a house in Kew, Victoria with a War Service Loan. Vasey held a series…
An investiture ceremony was held at Government House where service personnel received awards from the Governor-General of Australia, Field Marshal Pri
An investiture ceremony was held at Government House where service personnel received awards from the Governor-General of Australia, Field Marshal Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. Mrs Jessie Vasey, who received the CB, CBE, and bar to the DSO awarded to her late husband, talks with the Governor of Victoria, Major General Sir Winston Dugan.