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Ivan Farac
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Personal Information
Date of Birth 21 Oct 1920
Place of Birth Pupat, Korcula, Yugoslvia (now Croatia)
Death 19 Jun 1998, aged 77
Place of Death Lane Cove, Sydney, New South Wales
Occupation Stonemason
Religion Church of England
Address Byford, Western Australia
Next of Kin Father , Mr Marko Farac
Military Information
Reg Number WX39613
Date of Enlistment 29 May 1943
Rank Private
Unit/Formation 2nd Australian Employment Company
Post War Details
Fate Remained in Australia



Pre War

On 13 Nov 1937 Ivan, aged 17, arrived in Fremantle from Genoa Italy aboard the SS Romolo intending to reside at Boulder.

War Service

discharged 12 Jun 1946

Post War

On 13 Sep 1947 Ivan married Yvonne Emma Louisa Francis in St Thomas's Church North Sydney. At the time he was a stonemason living at 38 Campbell street, Sydney. The were to have three children. Yvonne died 16 Jul 1996 in Lane Cove.

Electoral Roll entries: 1949 at 240 Pacific highway, Artarmon, NSW, stonemason, 1954 - 1980 at 688 Mowbray road, Lane Cove, NSW;

Notes

During the period 1939 - 1945 some unit names changed more than once. In the case of Australian Employment Companies they were also known as Works Companies, Labour Companies, Labour Units, Labour Corps. For sake of consistency I have adopted the term Employment Company. The role they played did not change with title. They were established to ensure that the Australian Defence Force had a large force of soldiers dedicated to essential labouring tasks, providing the physical labour needed to maintain the war effort and support the fighting forces.

Of the total of 39 Companies, 11 were part or fully manned by non British citizens known then as 'aliens'. These alien companies were not issued with arms. The 2nd Company was based in New South Wales.


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