, ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁res ided ▁in ▁India ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁while ▁Alan ▁attended ▁the ▁Staff ▁College ▁at ▁Qu etta ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁exchange ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁Indian ▁Army . ▁The ▁V ase ys ▁sold ▁their ▁house ▁in ▁K ew ▁and ▁Jess ie ▁even ▁sold ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁furn iture ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁wed ding ▁gift ▁from ▁her ▁father ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁exp enses ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁posting ▁to ▁India . ▁ ▁After ▁Alan ▁was ▁posted ▁back ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁they ▁bought ▁a ▁ 5 . 6 5 ▁Ha ▁property ▁at ▁W ant ir na , ▁which ▁they ▁named ▁' T ilt arg ara ', ▁where ▁they ▁intended ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁a ▁white ▁weather board ▁c ott age ▁with ▁a ▁wood ▁st ove ▁and ▁no ▁se w age ▁or ▁electric ity , ▁requiring ▁k eros ene ▁l amps ▁but ▁probably ▁all ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁afford . ▁Alan ▁comm uted ▁to ▁Army ▁Head quarters ▁at ▁Victoria ▁Bar ra cks ▁by ▁bus . ▁ ▁Alan ▁sa iled ▁for ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁advance ▁party ▁of ▁the ▁division . ▁V ase y ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Com fort s ▁Fund . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁she ▁became ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁A IF ▁Women '