HISLOP, William James
| Service Number: | WX32174 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 8 August 1908 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Kwinana, Western Australia, 1 June 1977, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX32174 | |
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| 14 Aug 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX32174 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
William was the eighth of twelve children of Alfred Hislop (b1871 in Quindalup WA) and Alice Mary Harwood (b1875 in Quindalup WA). Alfred - a Railways Employee - and Alice married in 1896 in Quindalup WA. The family lived in Quindalup, Bunbury, Brusnwick Junction, Fremantle and Perth.
William was a Labourer in Perth WA in 1933 when he married Florence Ellen Sloan (b1914 in Bunbury WA). William was a member of the 44th Battalion Militia Band - along with his six brothers, - and also a member of the Leederville Town Band with brother Harry.
In July 1942 William enlisted in the Australian Army (Private; Service No:WX35878) attached to 52 Transport Platoon at Discharge in August 1945. Six of his brothers also served in WWI/WWII.
William and Florence settled in Wundowie (near Northam) WA after the War, and William worked as a Labourer. They relocated to Wicherina (near Greenough) in the 1960s, where William was a Water Supply Driver. He and Florence retired to Orelia in Kwinana, WA where he died in 1977. Florence died in 1991.
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