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Herbert Kitchener Stanley Wake (1902 - abt. 1960)

Herbert Kitchener Stanley (Stan) Wake
Born in Manganui, New Zealandmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 1949 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australiamap
[children unknown]
Died about at about age 57 in New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

Herbert Kitchener Stanley Wake was born on 22nd June 1902 at Manganui, New Zealand. He was the older son of Charles Wake and Ella Rosieur.[1]

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Stan Wake migrated from New Zealand to New South Wales.
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His family migrated to New South Wales about 1914.

Stan Wake is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Second Australian Imperial Force 1941-1945
2/15th Australian Field Regiment
On 21st May 1941, Stan enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force for service overseas during the Second World War.[2] He was allocated to the 2/15th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, and embarked for Malaya on 29th July on board the troop ship Katoomba. The convoy, carrying 27th Brigade, 8th Division, arrived in Singapore on 15th August and participated in the battle against the Japanese Empire that resulted in the surrender of Singapore the following February.[3]
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Stan Wake was a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II.

He became a prisoner of war. Stan was discharged from military duties on 14th November 1945, upon his repatriation to Australia.

Stan married Kathleen Hampson in 1949 at Sydney, New South Wales.[4]

He passed away in 1960 at New South Wales.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Birth cert 1902/21187
  2. ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: NX10703 Gunner Stanley Herbert Kitchener Wake; accessed 4 Feb 2020
  3. ↑ Australian War Memorial unit record: 2/15th Field Regiment; accessed 4 Feb 2020
  4. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #7992/1949
  5. ↑ unsubstantiated family records




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