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STEPHENS, Hector Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX55057 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beeac, Victoria, Australia, 25 July 1912 |
| Home Town: | Beeac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Colac High School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Illness , Malaya, 1 June 1943, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore Memorial, Singapore Greta War Cemetery, Greta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beeac & Weering Honour Roll, Beeac State School Honor Roll WW2, Beeac War Memorial, Singapore Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX55057 | |
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| 6 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX55057, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
Hector left Colac High School to work at his father's grocery store, and after having made repeated applications for a teaching job, he returned to school at the age of 21 to gain extra qualifications. He was eventually employed as a rural school teacher in the Mallee and Riverina.
In 1941 Hec enlisted in the Army and his brief life ended in 1943.
His good friend Jim Wright wrote these words: 'He was a good man, a brave man, and showed great courage and fortitude in awful conditions. All his family can be proud of him'.
[Source: Colac Family History Project/WW2 Honour Roll]
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