Stanley Gordon Devereux

Stanley Gordon Devereux

Personal Information
Date of Birth	1 May 1917
Place of Birth	Armadale, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	26 years, 4 months
Description	6'0¾" (1.83m) tall ; 150lbs 68.039 kg ; medium complexion ; brown eyes ; black hair
Occupation	Carpenter
Religion	Church of Christ
Address	George street, Queens Park
Next of Kin	Wife , Mrs Elsie L Devereux
Military Information
Reg Number	83732
Date of Enlistment	11 Sep 1943
Rank	Leading Aircraftsman
Unit/Formation	No. 7 Communications Unit
Post War Details
Fate	Remained in Australia

Pre War

Stan married Elsie Lilian on 11 Mar 1939. Son ...man Charles was born 3 Sep 1939; son Barry Edward on 6 Jan 1941, and daughter Lilian Mary on 11 Jan 1945.

War Service

Enlisted on 31 Aug 1943 as an Aircraftsman level 1 and mustered as Carpenter II

On 11 Sep 1943 he was posted to No.4 Recruiting Depot before being sent to RAAF Peace Headquarters on 16 Oct 1943. On 18 Dec 1943 this was changed to No. 7 Communications Unit. The Communication Flights were involved in ferrying passengers and the occasional aircraft around Australia and New Guinea. Passengers were generally high ranking personnel such as General Blamey, senior public servants and the occasional overseas visitors. Some of the other activities that the unit participated in were:-

• target drogue towing,
• photographic missions,
• co-operation and communication flights for both Australian Army and the Royal Australian Navy,
• ferrying parts and equipment,
• safe-hand mail delivery,
• occasional medical evacuations.

Promoted Leading Aircraftsman on 1 Jan 1944, he was briefly hospitalised from 21 - 25 Apr 1944. Stan was posted to No. 5 Personnel Depot on 18 Mar 1946 and discharged on 29 Mar 1946