John Howard Hastings (Jack) NAPIER OBE

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NAPIER, John Howard Hastings

Service Numbers:	Officer, W237317
Enlisted:	17 August 1914
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 18 April 1894
Home Town:	Nedlands, Nedlands, Western Australia
Schooling:	Claremont State School, WA
Occupation:	Mechanical Engineer
Died:	Illness, Nedlands, Western Australia, 2 September 1987, aged 93 years
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Cremated Reference: Rose Garden 15, Position 41
Memorials:	Guildford St. Matthew's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Guildford War Memorial

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 3rd Field Company Engineers
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement 3rd Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Medic, Fremantle
19 May 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 3rd Field Company Engineers

World War 2 Service

28 Sep 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, W237317
27 May 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, W237317, Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, CRE Chief Engineer Works
Date unknown:	Honoured Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Biography contributed

John Howard Hastings NAPIER was born in Perth Western Australia on 18th April, 1894

His parents were Clive Hastings NAPIER & Florence Ellen HURST

He married Dorothea Alice WEST in St Matthews Church in Guildford, WA in 1918

He served during WW1 with the 3rd Field Company Engineers & was discharged on 19th May, 1916 - he enlisted on 28th September, 1939 in the Citizens Military Forces and was discharged on 27th May, 1944 - Rank Lieut Colonel with the Chief Engineer Works

John died on 2nd September, 1987 in Nedlands, WA & was cremated at Karrakatta Crematorium

See attached link to his biography for more details of his service

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His brother Kenneth Cargill NAPIER (SN 56377) also served during WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919 & served during WW2 (SN W34393) - discharged 1946

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