ROSSITER, Stanley Edward
| Service Number: | QX47756 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1941, Sellheim, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, 21 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Bowen, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bowen State School |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
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World War 2 Service
| 18 Oct 1941: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, QX47756, Sellheim, Queensland | |
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| 18 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, QX47756, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 22 Jan 1946: | Discharged Warrant Officer Class 2, QX47756, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 22 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Warrant Officer Class 2, QX47756, 31/51 (amalgamated) Infantry Battalion AMF |
Stanley Edward Rossiter - Bowen
Stanley registered for service in Bowen, North Queensland, Australia, where he was born. He was the son of Arthur Matthew George Rossiter and Florence Mary Rossiter (nee Blunt). Stanley had six siblings, five of whom survived to adulthood. His siblings were Florence Eva, Arthur, Lillian Mabel, Ivy May, Ronald and Vivian.
Stanley trained at Miowera, south of Bowen and served "to protect the Brisbane Line". He returned from service to Bowen, but finally settled in Southport with his wife, Joyce and the couple's three children, Janis, Merilyn and Ian Rossiter. Stanley suffered ill-health for the remainder of his life, the latter part of which meant he could not move without the assistance of an oxygen tank.
Submitted 26 January 2017 by JANELLE T BOULTER
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