William Stanley (Stan) BATES

BATES, William Stanley

Service Number: VX80280
Enlisted: 10 June 1942
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 112 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment
Born: Stawell, Victoria, Australia, 24 May 1910
Home Town: Kaniva, West Wimmera, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Nhill, Victoria, Australia, 23 December 1963, aged 53 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Kaniva Cemetery, Victoria
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World War 2 Service

10 Jun 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX80280
17 Oct 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX80280
Date unknown: Involvement Private, 112 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment

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Biography contributed by Ian Bates

Served as a gunner with the 112 LAA Battalion in the Northern Territory from 1942-45.