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Mavis Irene Fuller

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Mavis Irene Fuller
Fuller Mavis-Irene 1.jpg
Fuller Mavis-Irene.jpg
courtesy Deb Hopper Wood
Personal Information
Date of Birth 16 Oct 1921
Place of Birth Fremantle, Western Australia
Death 15 Jun 2003, aged 81
Place of Death Mt Nasura, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment 20 years, 7 months
Description 5'4½" (1.64m) tall ; 122 lbs
55.338 kg
; fair complexion ; hazel eyes ; light brown hair ; small birth mark on right thigh
Occupation Telephone Operator
Religion Presbyterian
Address Roleystone, Western Australia
Next of Kin Mother , Mrs Amelia Fuller
Military Information
Reg Number 99680
Date of Enlistment 22 May 1942
Rank Corporal
Unit/Formation HQ Western Area RAAF
Post War Details
Fate Remained in Australia
Monument(s) Roleystone Roll of Honour
Medals War Medal 1939-45
Australian Service Medal 1939-45



Pre War

Electoral Roll entry: 1943 at Brookton road, Roleystone, telephone operator. Mavis had worked at the Roleystone Post Office as a Telephone Operator (Her father was the Post Master)

War Service

Mavis enlisted at the No. 4 RAAF Recruiting Centre on 22 May 1942 and was mustered as a Telephone Operator Trade Group V. The following day she was posted to No. 4 Initial Training School RAAF at Victor Harbour in South Australia to undergoe basic drill training. On 6 Jul 1942 Mavis was posted to No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF at Cunderdin, and remained there until 23 Aug 1944. During that time she was remustered as a Trade Group IV Telephone Operator on 29 Sep 1942, and promoted Acting Corporal on 1 Aug 1943, and then Temporary Corporal from 1 Dec 1943. Mavis had completed an NCO's course between 31 Jan to 5 Feb 1944.


Her next posting was to No. 5 Initial Training School RAAF at Clontarf from 28 Aug 1944 until 26 Oct 1945 when she was transferred to RAAF HQ WA enroute to No. 5 Personnel Depot RAAF on 23 Nov 1945. Mavis was discharged on 29 Nov 1945.

Post War

During 1946 Mavis was a member of a musical group in Roleystone known as 'The Hilarions'. On 5 Feb 1949 Mavis married another member of the group, Phillip Herbert Martin DFC & Bar at St Andrew's church in Perth. They had four children, Deb, Anne, Glenda and Owen.

Hilarions.jpg The Hilarions - Mavis bottom centre


Electoral Roll entries: 1949 - 1958 at River road, Kelmscott; 1968 - 1980 at 8 Dale street, Kelmscott.

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