OXER, Felix Henry Willis
| Service Numbers: | SX20593, S31283 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 June 1942, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 9 December 1911 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (SA), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School Intermediate Level 1926, then Adelaide School of Mines, South Australia Leaving level 1931 |
| Occupation: | Electrical Foreman |
| Died: | Organ Failure Prostate Cancer, Daw Park Repatriation Hospital, South Australia, 12 November 1995, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | City of West Torrens WW2 Boulevard of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Jun 1942: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 1, SX20593 | |
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| 30 Jun 1942: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 1, S31283 | |
| 30 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
| 30 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 1, SX20593 | |
| 6 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 6 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 1, SX20593 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Garry Oxer
Felix enlisted on 8th April 1941 with the CMF and to the AIF on 30th June 1942. Prior to that he had spent 6 years in the 27th Battalion militia achieving rank of Sargeant. He was promoted to WO2 on 17th November 1941 and the WO1 on 19th August 1942. Following extensive training (achieving distiction in No 1 Armaments course March 1943) he was transferred to Australian Engineers (AEME), and then tranferred to Darwin in August 1943 to the Australian 54th Anti Aircraft within the AEME. On 17th May 1945 he was transferred to Lae PNG military airfield as AA officer as well as electrical workshop. He was discharged from the AIF on 6th November 1945. His period of service encompassed 1128 days in Australia and 175 days overseas.
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