PAYNE, William Thomas
| Service Numbers: | QX33633, QX33663, Q41764, QX33633, |
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| Enlisted: | 16 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, 1 August 1987, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 2 Service
| 16 Dec 1940: | Involvement Staff Sergeant , QX33663, also Q41764 | |
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| 16 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX33633, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Mar 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q41764, 49 Infantry Battalion AMF, embarked Brisbane for Thursday Island on board HMT Zealandia | |
| 29 Jul 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX33633,, 49 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 30 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX33633, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Sep 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX33633, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, embarked Thursday Island for Cairns | |
| 24 Oct 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX33633, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, emplaned Townsville for Horn Island | |
| 21 Jan 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX33633,, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, emplaned Higgins Field for Townsville | |
| 18 Mar 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX33633, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, embarked Brisbane for Thursday Island | |
| 11 Jan 1946: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX33633, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, emplaned Thursday Island for Archerfield | |
| 18 Feb 1946: | Involvement Staff Sergeant , Q41764, also QX33633 | |
| 19 Feb 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, QX33633, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Staff Sergeant William Thomas Payne (Service Nos:Q41764/QX33633) initially enlisted in the ACMF as a Private attached to 49 Battalion Details (16 December 1940 - 29 July 1942), and was 'in the field' on Thursday Island when he enlisted in the AIF on 30 July 1942. Staff Sergeant Payne served with Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion until Discharge on 19 February 1946.
Eldest of three children, Bill was born in Brisbane QLD in 1919 to William John Payne (b1899 in Brisbane, QLD) and Ethel Maude Sawden (b1898 in Brisbane, QLD). William and Ethel settled in Brisbane, where they raised their family and William worked as a Labourer.
Bill was a Labourer in Brisbane in 1940 when he enlisted in the Army, and in Brisbane in 1945 married Phyllis Irene Meteyard (b1923 in Brisbane, QLD). Following his Discharge from the Army, Bill and Phyllis settled in Brisbane, where they raised their family and Bill worked as a Wool Presser. Phyllis died in 1969 and Bill in 1987.
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