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STUBBS, John Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX667 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, 14 April 1909 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 21 January 1989, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kingston Lawn Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia Section: C, Site Number: Row F, Number 48. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, TX667, 2nd/5th Field Regiment | |
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| 4 May 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, TX667, 2nd/5th Field Regiment, Embarked Sydney, disembarked Gourock, Scotland on 7 June 1940. | |
| 14 Oct 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, TX667, 2nd/1st Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Embarked Liverpool England, disembarked Middle East on 29 December 1940. | |
| 27 Oct 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Bombardier, 2nd/1st Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, TX667, 2nd/1st Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Embarked Middle East, disembarked Greece date not stated in Army Record. | |
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| 13 Mar 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, TX667, 2nd/1st Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Embarked Middle East, disembarked Melbourne, Australia on 7 May 1942. |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Nov 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, TX667, 2nd/1st Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Embarked Townsville, Australia, disembarked New Guinea on 10 November 1942. | |
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| 2 Jan 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/1st Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment | |
| 11 May 1945: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX667, 2nd/1st Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, Wounded in action at Aitape, New Guinea, remained on duty. | |
| 2 Aug 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX667, 2nd/1st Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment, On 27 July 1945 LT Stubbs was placed on the Seriously Ill List. He was evacuated from Morotai - Lae, New Guinea, to Sydney, Australia, arriving 9 August 1945. | |
| 7 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX667, 2nd/1st Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Barker Gary
Jack was a prolific letter and card writer from 1940 through to 1945 where he describes action in the Middle East and New Guinea. He started off as a Gunner and was later commissioned as a Lieutenant.
The 18 letters and one card (Documents Section) are well worthy of study.
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