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HANSBY, Cecil William

Service Numbers:	V73086, VX149308
Enlisted:	13 March 1941, Enlisted Yarraville for Part time Duty Posted to full time duty Williamstown Victoria on 15th December 1941.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Workshops Units and Elements
Born:	Denniston, New Zealand, 13 July 1914
Home Town:	Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Natural Causes , Newport, Victoria, Australia, 4 July 1963, aged 48 years
Cemetery:	Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

13 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V73086, Army Signals Corps, Enlisted Yarraville for Part time Duty Posted to full time duty Williamstown Victoria on 15th December 1941.
17 Apr 1942:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Army Signals Corps, Transferred to 2nd Army Signals at Mount Martha Victoria for duty.
20 Jul 1942:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Army Signals Corps, Transferred to Land Headquarters Signals at Ringwood Victoria for duty.
16 Nov 1943:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, Australian Army Ordnance Corps, Trade transfer to AAOC Broadmeadows Camp as TG2 Painter ex ATTD Camp Pell ( School of Instruction)
10 Apr 1944:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, V73086, Workshops Units and Elements, Australia's Northern Periphery, Posted to NT ex Victoria Line Of Communications for duty
28 Nov 1944:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, Workshops Units and Elements, Posted to 10 Advance Base Workshops Northern Territory for duty.
2 Aug 1945:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149308
30 Nov 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX149308

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Awarded Defence Medal, War Medal & ASM1939-45.