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Erwin Mark Pinkey
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BiographyErwin Pinkney was born in Epping, before the war he worked for the Commonwealth Bank after arriving in Canberra c.1938
In July and October 1940 he was sent to the Potential Officer Course and was appointed an officer on the 18th March 1941.
On the 30th June 1942 he was Mentioned in Despatches for his service in the Middle East between July to October 1941.
Age28Date of Death29 October 1942Civil employmentBank ClerkRelationshipsSon of George Longstaff Pinkney and Anne Elizabeth Pinkney; husband of Dorothy Pinkney, of 10 Scott Street, Croydon NSW. At the time of enlistment his address is given as Hargreaves Crescent, Ainslie, Canberra ACT
In July and October 1940 he was sent to the Potential Officer Course and was appointed an officer on the 18th March 1941.
On the 30th June 1942 he was Mentioned in Despatches for his service in the Middle East between July to October 1941.
Age28Date of Death29 October 1942Civil employmentBank ClerkRelationshipsSon of George Longstaff Pinkney and Anne Elizabeth Pinkney; husband of Dorothy Pinkney, of 10 Scott Street, Croydon NSW. At the time of enlistment his address is given as Hargreaves Crescent, Ainslie, Canberra ACTService Information
Service numberNX27934RankLieutenantRegiment2/13th Australian Infantry BattalionPlace of enlistmentSydneyDate of embarkment9th April 1941Place of deathEgyptBattleEl Alamein Memorial or CemeteryEl Alamein War CemeteryKeywordsSecond World WarWorld War II
RankLieutenantRegiment2/13th Australian Infantry BattalionPlace of enlistmentSydneyDate of embarkment9th April 1941Place of deathEgyptBattleEl Alamein Memorial or CemeteryEl Alamein War CemeteryKeywordsSecond World WarWorld War IIErwin Mark Pinkey. Hornsby Shire, accessed 27/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/3829