Jack David Bunney

Jack David Bunney

Ancestry
Personal Information
Date of Birth	19 Dec 1921
Place of Birth	Victoria Park, Western Australia
Death	31 Mar 2013
Place of Death	Mandurah, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	19 years old
Occupation	Shop assistant
Religion	Prebyterian
Address	Byford, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father , Mr David Bunney
Military Information
Reg Number	W8855 & WX29884
Date of Enlistment	16 Dec 1940
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit/Formation	2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion
Post War Details
Fate	Returned to Australia
Monument(s)	ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Medals	1939-45 Star Pacific Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1945-75

War Service

Jack enlisted in the CMF on 1 Oct 1941

Elisted in the 2md AIF on 15 Jul 1942

Jack attended the No. 8 Course for Potential Officers

He attended a 3 inch Mortar School course run by the 7th Australian Infantry Division.

Appointed Lieutenant on 27 Feb 1944 while a member of the Reinforcments pool, and sent to Australian Reinforcement Training Battalion (Jungle Warfare) at Canungra to prepare for service overseas. On 11 Mar 1944, while on leave, Jack married May Winsome Napier in Wesley Church, Perth. On 2 Oct 1944 Jack was posted to the 2/16th Australian Infantry Battalion, and he joined them on 7 October. From 4 - 24 Apr 1945 Jack attended a 3 inch Mortar School course run by the 7th Australian Infantry Division after which he rejoined his unit in Darwin.

On 2 Jun 1945 in Townsville, Jack embarked on USAT General Anderson for Morotai where he disembarked on 8 Jun 1945. On 21 Jun 1945 at Morotai Jack embarked on SS Maroona for Balikpapan in Dutch Borneo. There on 10 Sep 1945 Jack was evacuated to the 2/6th Australian Field Ambulance before being released to duty on 19 Sep 1945. In mid-October 1945 the battalion was sent as part of the occupying force to Macassar on Sulawesi Island.

Hostilities and occupation duties completed, on 2 Feb 1946, Jack along with the rest of his unit embarked on SS Winchester Victory at Macassar, arriving back in Brisbane where he disembarked on 13 Feb 1946.

Discharged on 7 Mar 1946

Post War

Daughter Pauline Winsome Bunney born 18 Jun 1950 at Goomalling, died 1968. Two sons (Glen Raymond & ??) and another daughter, Kaye Lynette.

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at 125 Railway road, Subiaco, shop assistant; 1954 Dowerin, bookkeeper; 1958 - 1963 Wyalkatchem, accountant; 1972 - 1980 Mukinbudin, salesman