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STANNER, William Edward Hanley

Service Number:	VX89030
Enlisted:	13 August 1942
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit
Born:	Watsons Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 24 November 1905
Home Town:	Lane Cove, Lane Cove, New South Wales
Schooling:	Parramatta High School and University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Journalist, Anthropolgist, Army Officer, Indigenous rights activist/supporter
Died:	Natural Causes, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia , 8 October 1981, aged 75 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Parramatta High School WW2 Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

13 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Major, VX89030, 2/1st North Australia Observer Unit
13 Aug 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, VX89030
11 Jan 1946:	Discharged Lieutenant Colonel, British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit
11 Jan 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant Colonel, VX89030

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