WHITTENBURY, Stanley Hamilton Birdwood
| Service Number: | 39109 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 April 1941, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units |
| Born: | Broken Hill, NSW, 4 May 1915 |
| Home Town: | Wayville, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Black Forest Public School |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker's Assistant BHP Whyalla |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Para Hills, SA, 14 December 1984, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia Catholic BM11 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Apr 1941: | Involvement 39109 | |
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| 8 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide | |
| 8 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 39109, Adelaide, SA | |
| 23 Oct 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 39109, RAAF Telecommunications and Communications Units |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs J.L. WHITTENBURY of 6 Short Street, Wayville. Educated at Black Forest Public School, Stanley enjoyed cricket, football and tennis. He was also very fond of music and played the clarionet and saxaphone in several Adelaide bands and with the R.A.A.F. at Mallala. In civilian life he was with Myer Emporium Ltd. in the silk department, but left this position and went to Whyalla and joined the B.H.P. Company. He was a member of the Spencer Gulf Aero Club, and gained his pilot and carrying licence. After 3 years' service at Whyalla he joined the R.A.A.F. in April 1941.
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