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STAKER, William Jackson
Personal Details
Service Number: | SX14500 |
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Enlisted: | 13 September 1941, Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/8th Armoured Regiment |
Born: | Henley Beach, SA, 25 April 1922 |
Home Town: | Grange, City of Charles Sturt / Henley and Grange, South Australia |
Schooling: | Grange Public School, Woodville High School |
Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
Died: | 27 May 1990, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Grevillea Court, Shrub Bed 1, Position 67 |
Memorials: | Henley Beach Council WW2 Honour Roll and Addendum |
Service History
World War 2 Service
13 Sep 1941: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SX14500 | |
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13 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
13 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, SX14500, 2nd/8th Armoured Regiment | |
3 Jan 1944: | Discharged | |
3 Jan 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, SX14500, 2nd/8th Armoured Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of W G & G K STAKER OF 10 Kirkcaldy Road, Grange. Educated at Grange Public School and Woodville High School he was fond of sport, especially cricket. In civilian life he was a motor mechanic and enlisted in August 1941.