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JAMES, Stanley James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | PA2813 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1942, Port Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) |
| Born: | Cardiff, England, 2 January 1924 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Morgan Primary School |
| Occupation: | Employed at 'Loxtie' Battery Factory, Southwark |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jun 1942: | Involvement PA2813, HMAS Torrens (Depot) / HMAS Encounter (Shore) | |
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| 16 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Port Adelaide, SA | |
| 16 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, PA2813 | |
| 12 Apr 1946: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick JAMES, 11 Osmond Street, Hindmarsh, SA. Educated at Morgan and gained his Q.C., he played football and cricket and was fond of swimming. In civil life he worked at the Eudunda Farmers, Morgan, and then transferred to Adelaide where he was later employed by the 'Loxtie' Battery Factory at Southwark. He joined the RAN in December 1941 and was called up in June 1942 and sent to Flinders. His father (Sergeant Frederick James) was a member of the 4th and then the 7th Dragoons, an 'Old Contemptible'.
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