Stanley John Bubb (1917 - 1943)

Ancestors

Biography

Stanley JoHn Bubb was born in 1917 at Beechwood, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of John Bubb and Sarah Murray.
Stanley enlisted on 11 March 1941 at Paddington, New Sout Wales, Australia and servied with the Australian Army, 2/1 Pioneer Battalion, during World War 2.

Stanley died on 04 October 1943 and is buried at Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea. The inscription on his headstone reads: "PEACE WITH HONOUR DUTY NOBLY DONE"

World War 2 Service ^[1]

BUBB, STANLEY JOHN

Service Australian Army

Service Number NX69726

Date of Birth 01 Nov 1917

Place of Birth BEECHWOOD, NSW

Date of Enlistment 11 Mar 1941

Locality on Enlistment BEECHWOOD, NSW

Place of Enlistment PADDINGTON, NSW

Next of Kin BUBB, CHARLES

Date of Death 04 Oct 1943

Rank Private

Posting on Death 2/1 Pioneer Battalion

Prisoner of War No

Roll of Honour WAUCHOPE NSW

Honours None for display

Sources

1. ↑ DVA Nominal Rolls Stanley John Bubb

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Warren Backhouse.
• Birth NSW BDM Index 51683/1917 BUBB STANLEY J (parents) JOHN G & SARAH A (Reg. PORT MACQUARIE)
• World War 2 Service National Archives Australia - Name Search BUBB STANLEY JOHN : Service Number - NX69726 : Date of birth - 01 Nov 1917 : Place of birth - BEECHWOOD NSW : Place of enlistment - PADDINGTON NSW : Next of Kin - BUBB CHARLES
• World War 2 Record NAA: B883, NX69726 Stanley John Bubb
• Burial Commonwealth War Graves Commission Private BUBB, STANLEY JOHN | Service Number NX69726 | Died 04/10/1943 | Aged 25 | A.I.F. 2/1 Pnr. Bn. | Australian Infantry | Son of John George and Sarah Anne Bubb | Buried at PORT MORESBY (BOMANA) WAR CEMETERY | Location: Papua New Guinea | Number of casualties: 3138 | Cemetery/memorial reference: C1. B. 16.|