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STANNER, William Edward Hanley
Personal Details
Service Number: | VX89030 |
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Enlisted: | 13 August 1942 |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
Last Unit: | British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit |
Born: | Watsons Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 24 November 1905 |
Home Town: | Lane Cove, Lane Cove, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Parramatta High School and University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Journalist, Anthropolgist, Army Officer, Indigenous rights activist/supporter |
Died: | Natural Causes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia , 8 October 1981, aged 75 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Parramatta High School WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
13 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Major, VX89030, 2/1st North Australia Observer Unit | |
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13 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, VX89030 | |
11 Jan 1946: | Discharged Lieutenant Colonel, British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit | |
11 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, VX89030 |
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