JORASLAFSKY, William Frances
| Service Numbers: | S1119000, S111900, SX30763, SX30763 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 1 June 1924 |
| Home Town: | Prospect (SA), Prospect, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bristle Mixer |
| Died: | Salisbury, Adelaide, South Australia, 18 December 2003, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , S1119000, 18 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 1 May 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S1119000, 18 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 2 May 1943: | Involvement Private, SX30763, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 May 1943: | Involvement Private, S111900, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 May 1943: | Enlisted Battle Station, NSW | |
| 2 May 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX30763, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Oct 1943: | Embarked Private, SX30763, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, embarked Townsville for Port Moresby | |
| 9 Mar 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX30763, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, embarked Finschafen for Brisbane on board Sea Snipe | |
| 3 Apr 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX30763, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, embarked Townsville for Morotai en route for Tarakan | |
| 9 Mar 1946: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX30763, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion, embarked Morotai for Sydney on board Kanimbla | |
| 5 Sep 1946: | Discharged | |
| 5 Sep 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX30763, 2nd/24th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private William Frances Joraslafsky (Service Nos:S1119000/SX30763) initially served in the ACMF with 18 Infantry Battalion from 11 January 1943 to 1 May 1943, and was 'in the field' at Battle Station NSW when he enlisted in the AIF on 2 May 1943. Private Joraslafsky was attached to 2/24 Infantry Battalion on 31 October 1943 when he embarked with his Unit from Townsville for Port Moresby, returning from Finschafen to Brisbane on 4 March 1944 on board the Sea Snipe. Private Joraslafsky served in Morotai and Tarakan (3 April 1945 to 9 March 1946) with 2/24 Infantry Battalion, 2/3 Pioneer Battalion and 1 Australian Press Unit. Private Joraslafsky was attached to 2/24 Infantry Battalion at Discharge on 5 September 1946.
Bill was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1924, second of five children of Francis Otto Joraslafsky (b1900 in Kooringa via Burra, South Australia) and Muriel Lavina Mathan Lines (b1903 at Matta Flat via Kadina, South Australia). Francis (a Labourer) and Muriel married in 1923 in Adelaide, where they settled and raised their family and Francis was a Labourer and Clerk. Francis served in WWII (Private; Service No:SX3467).
Bill was working in Adelaide as a Bristle Mixer when he enlisted in the Army in 1943. Bill died in Ingle Farm, Salisbury, Adelaide in 2003.
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