Stanley Thomas JENNINGS

JENNINGS, Stanley Thomas

    Service Numbers: 41448, VX12353
    Enlisted: 17 April 1940, Prahran, Victoria
    Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman
    Last Unit: 109 Mobile Fighter Control Unit
    Born: Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 23 April 1922
    Home Town: Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Packer & Sorter, Australian Glass Works.
    Died: Ground Accident, Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papuan Islands, Papua, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, 30 October 1943, aged 21 years
    Cemetery: Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea
    CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 3. Row E. Grave 4. Inscription: "IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DARLING SON SAFE IN GOD'S CARE".
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 2 Service

    3 Sep 1939: Involvement 41448
    17 Apr 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX12353, General Details Depot, Prahran, Victoria
    17 Dec 1940: Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , Posted as Absence Without Leave on 17th December 1940. Reconciled as being identical to No 41448 on 12th April 1944 and record closed.
    25 Jun 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 41448, 109 Mobile Fighter Control Unit
    25 Jun 1941: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 41448
    30 Oct 1943: Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, 41448, 109 Mobile Fighter Control Unit, Accidentally killed when cleaning service rifle New Guinea.

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    Biography contributed by David Barlow

    Leading Aircraftman Stanley Thomas Jennings 41448 of 109 Mobile Fighter Sector at Dobodura died from a gunshot wound on Goodenough Island, New Guinea

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