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POLE, Stanley Gilbert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SX30570, S58450 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1941, Wirrabara, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tumby Bay, SA, 29 October 1920 |
| Home Town: | Bangor, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer / Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, 26 December 2004, aged 84 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Port Pirie General Cemetery, South Australia Lot V Grave 10 |
| Memorials: | Port Germein Roll of Honour WW2 Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Wirrabara, SA | |
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| 22 Jan 1943: | Involvement Private, SX30570 | |
| 22 Jan 1943: | Involvement Private, S58450 | |
| 22 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX30570, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion, Dubbo, NSW | |
| 19 Feb 1946: | Discharged | |
| 19 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX30570 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Arthur John POLE
On 9th February, 1942, 22 years old Stan Pole joined the 18th Garrison Battalion and spent the next 12 months in Australia, including 6 months in training at Dubbo. Stan was drafted into the 25th Australian Infantry Battalion at Donadabou near Port Moresby in February 1943 and later served in Bougainville, where he saw action on the Numa Numa Trail to Pearl Ridge and at Buin Road near Slater's Reidge.
Stan was discharged on 9th Feburary 1946 - exactly four years after his enlistment.
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