Victor Maurice WHACKETT

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WHACKETT, Victor Maurice

Service Numbers:	NX87294, 2/410010, 2410010
Enlisted:	3 February 1942
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)
Born:	Uralla, New South Wales, 4 March 1919
Home Town:	Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public school
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Killed in Action, Korea, 22 June 1953, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Originally interred at Tanggok Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance

World War 2 Service

3 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX87294, Paddington, NSW
3 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX87294
5 Jun 1946:	Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Gunner, NX87294, 104 Anti Tank / Anti Tank Regiment

Korean War Service

2 Jun 1950:	Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 2/410010
2 Jun 1953:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2410010
22 Jun 1953:	Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR)

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Victor Maurice WHACKETT was born in Uralla, NSW on 4th March, 1919

His parents were Thomas WHACKETT & Ada Agnes ADAMS who married in Uralla in 1900

He served in both WW2 (SN NX87294) where he was a Gunner in the 104 Tank AA Regiment and the Korean War (SN 2410010) where he was a Private with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Infantry Corps

He married Hazel Helen HAYSTON in Sydney in 1945

Victor was Killed in Action on 22nd June 1953

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His brother Allan Clifford WHACKETT (SN N297623) served in the Army during WW2 and was discharged on 17th December, 1945 (118 Australian General Transport)

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