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WADE, Steve
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX5217 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Renmark, SA, 5 August 1901 |
| Home Town: | Monash, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Berri Public School |
| Occupation: | None stated |
| Died: | 31 October 1967, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Berri Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Berri Oval "Diver" Derrick VC Memorial Grandstand & Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, SX5217 | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX5217 | |
| 17 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX5217, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of the late Mr and Mrs W.H. WADE of Berri, SA. Educated at Berri, he took a keen interest in football, tennis and cricket. Steve played league football for Ports Country Carnival, cricket, and was also captain of the Monash A Grade Tennis Team. He enlisted in June 1940 and is one of five brothers serving in the 2nd AIF.
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