Wilfred Stanley JOYNER

JOYNER, Wilfred Stanley

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 9 July 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank: Second Lieutenant
Last Unit: 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Samson Vale, Qld., 22 January 1886
Home Town: Samson Vale, Moreton Bay, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Died: Brisbane, Qld., 26 July 1966, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane
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Memorials: Department of Public Lands Brisbane Roll of Honour, Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour, Samson Vale Honour Board
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World War 1 Service

9 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Qld.
28 Mar 1916: Involvement 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
28 Mar 1916: Embarked 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Wilfred's parents were William Charles Joyner and Louisa Fuller. Joyner family was early pioneers of the district, Wilfred's grandfather
William Joyner in 1845 leased all land on the south side of the North Pine River. He named the station Samson Vale. Wilfred's father was elected in March 1880 to the first Caboolture Divisional Board. Wilfred was working as a Forest Ranger when he enlisted in July 1915, he was the fourth of nine children. He married Maud Veronica King at Brisbane in 1925. Two of Wilfred's brothers enlisted, Allan [64363] and Ernest [350] who was killed.

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