HACKETT, James Broughton
| Service Number: | NX45541 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940, Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 20 August 1914 |
| Home Town: | Cooks Hill, Newcastle West, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Adelaide, South Australia, 19 May 1984, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Stirling District Cemetery, S.A. Algate, Catholic 3 section |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jun 1940: | Involvement Gunner, NX45541 | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Newcastle, NSW | |
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX45541, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
| 22 Sep 1945: | Discharged | |
| 22 Sep 1945: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Gunner, NX45541, 2nd/3rd Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
| 22 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX45541, 103 aka 3 Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
James Broughton HACKETT was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 20th August, 1914
His parents were Richard Broughton HACKETT & Elizabeth Jane WATTS
He enlisted in Newcastle, NSW on 25th June, 1940 in the Australian Army & was discharged on 22nd September, 1945 - last unit was listed as No. 3 Anti Tank Regiment
He married Mary DALLY (nee BELOW) on 3rd April, 1948 in Glenelg, South Australia - children Robert, Helen, John, Margaret & Paul
James died in Adelaide, South Australia on 19th May, 1984 and is buried in the Catholic section 3 of the Stirling Cemetery in Algate, SA
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His father Richard Broughton HACKETT served in WW1 (SN 1705) and died of wounds on 1st March, 1917
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