WHACKETT, Victor Maurice
| Service Numbers: | NX87294, 2/410010, 2410010 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 February 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
| Born: | Uralla, New South Wales, 4 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public school |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Korea, 22 June 1953, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
United Nations Memorial Cemetery, Busan, Korea Originally interred at Tanggok Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery Wall of Remembrance |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX87294, Paddington, NSW | |
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| 3 Feb 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX87294 | |
| 5 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Gunner, NX87294, 104 Anti Tank / Anti Tank Regiment |
Korean War Service
| 2 Jun 1950: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), 2/410010 | |
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| 2 Jun 1953: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 2410010 | |
| 22 Jun 1953: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Victor Maurice WHACKETT was born in Uralla, NSW on 4th March, 1919
His parents were Thomas WHACKETT & Ada Agnes ADAMS who married in Uralla in 1900
He served in both WW2 (SN NX87294) where he was a Gunner in the 104 Tank AA Regiment and the Korean War (SN 2410010) where he was a Private with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Infantry Corps
He married Hazel Helen HAYSTON in Sydney in 1945
Victor was Killed in Action on 22nd June 1953
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His brother Allan Clifford WHACKETT (SN N297623) served in the Army during WW2 and was discharged on 17th December, 1945 (118 Australian General Transport)
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