Stanley Eric John BLAKE

BLAKE, Stanley Eric John

Service Number: N466726
Enlisted: 1 March 1944
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born: ST PETERS, NSW, 30 January 1926
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
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World War 2 Service

1 Mar 1944: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N466726, 9 Infantry Battalion AMF
3 Jan 1947: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, N466726, 9 Infantry Battalion AMF

My Grandad

I knew of all of 4.5 years. He had one leg that a crocodile bit off in the war ( that's what he told me,).

Had a 1971 XY Fairmont, put a fake diamond (well it's the thought), in the blinker for nan.

Not sure if he was much of a Soldier as his records suggest he lost his medals a few times while trying to find his beer.

I don't think he was Infantry long. We have a picture of him next to a wreck mech Truck in a Rabaul.

He joined late in the war, so Pacific in Rabaul & Bougainville.

We Blakes are cheeky characters & Grandad was a funny man.

Not a bad gig though, join army & drive a recovery vehicle around, still a pretty damned good role now. Either engineers or RAEME, can't go wrong there.

Like everyone else, they held onto them for a period after the war, so the Commonwealth could build a professional standing army, then they were force discharged if they didn't already leave.

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