STEPHENS, John Mervin
Service Number: | SX12704 |
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Enlisted: | 10 May 1941 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Field Squadron |
Born: | Hammond, SA, 19 June 1906 |
Home Town: | Port Lincoln, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
Schooling: | Port Pirie School |
Occupation: | Mill Hand Cresco Fertilizers |
Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
10 May 1941: | Involvement Sapper, SX12704 | |
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10 May 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
10 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX12704 | |
28 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
28 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX12704, 2nd/4th Field Squadron |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs. STEPHENS of Port Pirie. Married with four children, John and the family resided at 6 Louis Street Stepney, SA. Educated at Port Pirie School he was fond of swimming and spent most of his spare time fishing. In civilian life he worked at Cresco Fertilizers at Port Lincoln for ten years and enlisted in Port Lincoln in May 1941. He trained at Wayville and in Victoria.