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STALLAN, John William Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q34266 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Ingham, Queensland, Australia, 13 November 1919 |
| Home Town: | North Gairloch, Hinchinbrook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Trebonne State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Ingham, Queensland, Australia, 19 May 2015, aged 95 years |
| Cemetery: |
New Ingham Cemetery, Qld Beam Section 7 Plot #8 |
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World War 2 Service
| 13 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q34266, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 24 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, Q34266, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 24 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 19 Dec 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 11th Training Battalion, Called up for Full time duty from the Militias for Basic Training and posted to 11ITB till 14th April 1943 | |
| 25 Apr 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Posted to 31/51 Battalion as qualified and proficient for overseas service | |
| 20 Jun 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q34266, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked with Battalion from Cairns on HT Canberra to Thursday Island for forward deployment to Dutch New Guinea | |
| 15 Jul 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q34266, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked Thursday Island for Defensive operations at Meruake NEI via sea transport MV Van Der Lign | |
| 16 Jul 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q34266, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Operational service with Battalion as part of Meruake Force Dutch New Guinea (NEI) | |
| 10 Apr 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q34266, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked Dutch New Guinea for RTA Disembarked Brisbane for rest and refit with the Battalion | |
| 6 Dec 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q34266, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked with Battalion to Bougainville on MV Seasnipe for operations with 11th Infantry Brigade | |
| 9 Sep 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q34266, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, Embarked Torokina Bougainville via Rabaul for occupation duties Naru Island for repatriation of enemy personnel under confinement till 8 October 1945 | |
| 8 Jan 1946: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF, RTA for demobilisation via Rabaul -Bougainville Disembarked Brisbane 13th January 1946 | |
| 24 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q34266, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
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