Albert William POLAIN

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POLAIN, Albert William

Service Numbers:	W16083, WX15738
Enlisted:	10 January 1941, No 4 Camp Melville
Last Rank:	Staff Sergeant
Last Unit:	Dental Units - Army WW2
Born:	Northam, Western Australia, 23 June 1922
Home Town:	Northam, Northam, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dental Mechanic
Died:	Perth, Western Australia, 16 August 1984, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia
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World War 2 Service

10 Jan 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, W16083, No 4 Camp Melville
14 Feb 1941:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 8 CCS
13 Aug 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, WX15738
1 Sep 1941:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/10th Armoured Regiment
24 Mar 1942:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 20th Field Ambulance
13 Jan 1945:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, Dental Units - Army WW2
22 Nov 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, WX15738

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Born in Northam WA in 1922, Albert was the eldest of four children (sons) born to Lyndhurst (Bertie) Albert Polain (b1885 in Melbourne, Victoria) and Vera Annie Penniment (b1903 in Kalgoorlie, WA). Bertie was a Biograph Showman at Hannan's in Kalgoorlie WA in 1916, and married Vera in 1921 in Coolgardie WA. The couple settled in Northam WA where they raised their family and Bertie worked as a Shop Assistant.

Albert was working as a Dental Mechanic in Northam WA in January 1941 when he enlisted in the ACMF (Private; Service No:W16083). He was a Corporal attached to 8 CCS when he enlisted in the AIF in August 1941 (Service No:WX15738). Albert served with 10 Armoured Regiment, 20th Field Ambulance and 58 Dental Unit. He was a Staff Sergeant atatched to 71 Dental Unit when he was Discharged in November 1945.

In 1943 Albert married Edna May Christmass (b1922 in Northam, WA) - Edna was an Aircraftwoman (Service No:99854). The couple settled in Northam WA where Albert worked as a Shop Assistant in 1949 before working again as a Dental Mechanic by 1954. In the late 1950s the family moved to Merredin, and then to Perth WA - Albert continued work as a Dental Mechanic/Technician. He died in 1984 and Edna in 2015.

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