Stanley Stephen Akers (1900 - 1997)

Born 13 Aug 1900 in Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ellen (Stapleton) Akers — married about 1927 in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia

Died 24 Aug 1997 at age 97 in New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Stanley Akers was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Stanley Akers is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Corporal Stanley Akers served in the Volunteer Defence Corps in World War II
Service started: 10 July 1942
Unit(s): 1 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS PART TIME DUTY
Service ended: 24 September 1945

Stanley Stephen Akers was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales on 13 Aug 1900.

He was an orchardist in Burringbar NSW on the 1943 Australian Electoral Roll.

Stanley Stephen Akers served in World War 2 with the Australian Army, Service Number: N438249, attaining the rank of Corporal. He enlisted on 10 July 1942 at Murwillumbah, New South Wales. His last posting was 1 BATTALION VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS PART TIME DUTY and was released from service on 24 September 1945. ^[1]

Stanley Stephen Akers passed away in August 1997 in northern New South Wales Australia. He is buried in the Mullumbimby Cemetery. ^[2]

Research Notes

On the original profile there was a comment:

Stanley Stephen Akers had enlisted in the Australian Army on the 10th of July 1942 at MURWILLUMBAH, in northern New South Wales and served long enough (at least until the end of the war) to become a Corporal; so is probably not the same Stanley Akers listed above.

However, the birth date on the DVA site is the same, and given that the duty was part time in the Volunteer Defence Corps, it is most likely the same person.

Sources

1. ↑ World War Two Service (Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs : accessed 12 Feb 2023), Veteran Details for STANLEY STEPHEN AKERS for Service with the Australian Army. Service Number: N438249; Rank: Corporal; Enlistment from 10 July 1942 to 24 September 1945.
2. ↑ FindAGrave, database and images, memorial page for Stanley Stephen Akers; Born: 13 Aug 1900; Died: 24 Aug 1997; Cemetery: Mullumbimby Cemetery, Mullumbimby, New South Wales; Find A Grave: Memorial #241075250; created by: Lucas; accessed: 12 Feb 2023

• Queensland: Births, Deaths & Marriages: birth certificate no: C2033/1900

• New South Wales: Births, Deaths & Marriages: Marriage Reg. no. 8538/1927

• Page 3 of the Richmond River Historical Society Index to Obituary/Death notices at: [1]

• Stanley Stephen Akers, 1900–1997 (aged 97 years) from the AUSTRALIAN ROYALTY website. first accessed online on the 24th of April, 2021 at: https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccord.ged/individual/I32753/Stanley-Stephen-Akers

• AKERS, STANLEY STEPHEN from the HONOURING VETERANS website first accessed online on the 24th of April, 2021 at: https://honouringveterans.org/search-veterans-born-in/murwillumbah-NSW