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On 7 Feb 1944, along with the rest of the unit he boarded [[USAT City of Houston]] at Milne Bay for Brisbane where they disembarked on 14 Feb 1944. On 10 Sep 1944 he was granted proficiency pay, but soon after on 23 Sep 1944 he was admitted to [[102nd AUstralian General Hospital]] with a Malaria Relapse. Transferred to the [[2/12th Australian General Hospital]] on 28 Sep 1944, he was released to duty on 9 Oct 1944, and rejoined the battery two days later. On 29 Dec 1944 he was posted as AWOL, but this was later deleted as he had been admitted to the [[115th Australian General Hospital]] at Heidelberg on 26 December.
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On 7 Feb 1944, along with the rest of the unit he boarded [[USAT City of Houston]] at Milne Bay for Brisbane where they disembarked on 14 Feb 1944. On 10 Sep 1944 he was granted proficiency pay, but soon after on 23 Sep 1944 he was admitted to [[102nd Australian General Hospital]] with a Malaria Relapse. Transferred to the [[2/12th Australian General Hospital]] on 28 Sep 1944, he was released to duty on 9 Oct 1944, and rejoined the battery two days later. On 29 Dec 1944 he was posted as AWOL, but this was later deleted as he had been admitted to the [[115th Australian General Hospital]] at Heidelberg on 26 December.
  
  

Revision as of 02:01, 14 September 2022

Stanley Charles Gregory
Gregory Stanley Charles.jpg
Personal Information
Date of Birth 5 Aug 1920
Place of Birth Fremantle, Western Australia
Death 7 Feb 2005
Place of Death Armadale, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 20 years, 11 months
Description 5'10" (1.78m) tall ; ; dark complexion ; grey eyes ; dark hair
Occupation Dairy hand
Religion Church of England
Address Prospect road, Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr Albert Gregory
Military Information
Reg Number W20667 & WX29308
Date of Enlistment 21 Jul 1941
Rank Gunner
Unit/Formation 'E' Australian Heavy Battery (Coast)
Post War Details
Monument(s) ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)



Pre War

War Service

Stan was called up for full time service on 21 Jul 1941 and was posted to Kingstown Barracks on Rottnest Island as a member of Western Australian Fixed Defences. From 20 - 23 Aug 1941 he was admitted to the Rottnest Camp Hospital, and on 14 Nov 1941 Stan volunteered to join the 2nd AIF, but it was not until 17 Jul 1942 thathe was formally accepted, and allocated a new Army Number - WX29308. On 8 Sep 1942 he was transferred to Queensland where he joined 'D' Heavy Battery before being reposted to 'E' Heavy Battery. On 2 Nov 1942 they embarked on SS Tasman for Milne Bay in Papua, disembarking there on 6 Nov 1942, and moving to Sideia Island at the mouthof Milne Bay to construct a gun emplacement to protect the US amphibious base at Dawa Dawa. On 27 Jan 1943 he was =graded as GPII Instrument Operator which he was to relinquish on 10 Sep 1943.


On 7 Feb 1944, along with the rest of the unit he boarded USAT City of Houston at Milne Bay for Brisbane where they disembarked on 14 Feb 1944. On 10 Sep 1944 he was granted proficiency pay, but soon after on 23 Sep 1944 he was admitted to 102nd Australian General Hospital with a Malaria Relapse. Transferred to the 2/12th Australian General Hospital on 28 Sep 1944, he was released to duty on 9 Oct 1944, and rejoined the battery two days later. On 29 Dec 1944 he was posted as AWOL, but this was later deleted as he had been admitted to the 115th Australian General Hospital at Heidelberg on 26 December.


On 2 Jan 1945, Stan was with the Queensland Line of Communication Area Recruit Reception & General Details Depot awaiting re-allocation to a new unit. On 12 Jan 1945 Stan was tansferred to Australian Reinforcement Training Battalion (Jungle Warfare) to train for jungle warfare, and on 13 Mar 1945 he was transferred to the 1st Australian Advance Reinforcement Depot to be allocated to a new unit. On 4 Apr 1945 Stan embarked on USAT Fred C. Ainsworth for Morotai where he disembarked on 13 Apr 1945. On 4 Jul 1945 he embarked on LCI 701 for British North Borneo, and on disembarking was transferred to the 2/8th







AIF 17 Jul 1942 - 18 Jan 1947 New Guinea 2 Nov 1942 - 14 Feb 1944 Borneo 4 Apr 1945 - 10 Oct 1945 England 30 Sep 1946 - 23 Dec 1946 discharged 16 Jan 1947

Post War

During 1950 Stan married Ivy Isabel Pratt (1927 - 2017).

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 Prospect road, Armadale, no occupation; 1954 - 1958 Fifth road, Armadale, armament assistant; 1968 - 1980 at 96 Eighth avenue, Armadale, labourer

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