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BARBER, Stanley Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX6403 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Armoured Regiment |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Tallangatta, Towong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Tallangatta State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Complications from Type 2 diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Western Australia, 16 April 2011, aged 93 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Yackandandah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX6403, 2nd/9th Armoured Regiment | |
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| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX6403, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Melbourne Showgrounds 6th Division. | |
| 3 Jan 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX6403, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion, Libya/North Africa, Involved in battles including Mersa Matruh Sidi Barrani Bardia Derna Tobruk | |
| 24 Mar 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX6403, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion, "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941, With the ANZAC Division at Veve Pass. Lucky to get out. Was grabbed aboard a truck by a New Zealander. | |
| 12 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX6403, 2nd/9th Armoured Regiment |
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