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PHISTER , Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 77496 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | 3 Embarkation Depot (Sandgate) |
| Born: | Millmerran, Queensland, Australia, 4 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Millmerran, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Millmerran, Toowoomba - Queensland, Australia, 3 December 1978, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowoomba Garden of Remembrance | Cemetery & Crematorium |
| Memorials: | Millmerran War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, 77496, 3 Embarkation Depot (Sandgate) | |
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| 6 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77496 | |
| 28 Jan 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77496, 3 Embarkation Depot (Sandgate) | |
| 28 Jan 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 77496 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Samuel was the eldest of 8 children of Robert Morrison Phister and Janet King. His 6 brothers also served in the Australian Defence Forces in WWI and WWII.
Samuel, a Carpenter, married Erin Mabel Leonard in Millmerran, QLD and enlisted in the RAAF in 1942. He continued to live and work in Meillmerran, QLD as a Carpenter until his death in 1978