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PILLER, Jack William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX8835 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowden, SA, 15 January 1908 |
| Home Town: | Hindmarsh, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Brompton Public School |
| Occupation: | Crane Driver SA Railways / Fitter's Assistant |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, SX8835 | |
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| 13 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 13 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX8835 | |
| 8 Dec 1943: | Discharged | |
| 8 Dec 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX8835, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mr and Mrs J.W. PILLER. Jack was married with one child and resided at 51 Albermarle Street West Hindmarsh. Educated at Brompton Public School he followed all outdoor sports. He was keen on billiars and played with S.A. Railway Club and took part in several competitions and was one of four to win the Railways Institute Cup in 1938. He joined the SA Railways at the age of 14 years and worked up teh different branches and was a crane driver on the overhead crane at Islington Workshops when he enlisted in July 1940.
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