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George Edmund STEVENS. – NX177153 (ex army #281600)
Enlisted: 21 Oct 1941, Mary St Sydney NSW,
Last Rank: Sargent
Last Unit: 1st Forrest Survey Company
Discharged - 29 Aug 1947, Ingleburn NSW
Born – 07 Feb 1900 in Ashfield, NSW (Parents: George and Marion Stevens)
Home Town: #7 Francis Street, Manley NSW
Schooling: Intermediate
Occupation: Traveler
Died - 27 Aug 1977, Southport QLD, Age - 76yrs
Conflict: WWII - New Guinea & New Britain – Survey Coy - ARMY SGT
He married Eileen Murphy in St Kilda,(16 Oct 1921) Victoria after eloping. He was always referred to as 'Uncle Eddie'.
He died in Queensland aged 76. His headstone reads: NX177153 Sergeant G.E. STEVENS Royal Australian Engineers 27th August 1977 age 77 loving husband of the late Aileen Aloysius (dec'd) mother and father reunited... R.I.P
* Oct 41 - Previous Military Training: Militia Citizens Force VDC, NSW (The VDC was a part-time, volunteer "home guard" force, modelled on the British Home Guard. It was established by the RSL in 1940 and incorporated into the Australian Army)
* Aug 42 - TOS (Taken-on Strength) from VCD to 2nd Armoured Corps, promoted to A/Sgt and transferred to AIF
* Jan 42 - Japan invaded PNG, quickly overwhelming the small Australian garrison (Lark Force) to seize its strategic harbor and airfields. “Fortress Rabaul" became the primary Japanese naval and air base in the South Pacific, a major launchpad for attacks on New Guinea and the Solomons.
* Mar 44 - Disembarked Port Morsby/Rabaul/ PNG (HMS Shropshire/Ex Canberra)
* Dec 45 - Disembarked Brisbane Qld (HMAS Westralia)
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(Ref: National Archives Australia – Dec 2025)