Soldier profiles

Name : FLETT, WILLIAM IAN
Service Number : VX34171
Date of Birth : 02/08/1912
Place of Birth : WEEAPROINAH, VIC
Known as :
Occupation on Enlistment : SAIL MAKER
Date of Enlistment : 24/06/1940
Locality on Enlistment : KEW, VIC
Place of Enlistment : ROYAL PARK, VIC
Next of Kin : FLETT, IRENE
Rank (at time of discharge / death) : PRIVATE
Service : ARMY
Final Posting : 2/2 PIONEER BATTALION
Position / Platoon / Company (as 2/2 Pioneer) (date / details) :
Unit Transfers / Promotions (date / details) :
Theatres of War :
Actions :
Wounded (date / details) :
Discharged : 25/03/1941
Date Died : N/A
Community Roll of Honour : N/A
Buried Location / Memorial (P.O.W., D.O.W., K.I.A.) : N/A
K.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
D.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
M.I.A. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. (location/s) : NO
Died P.O.W. (date / details) : N/A
P.O.W. Camps (details) : N/A
Recovered P.O.W. (location/s) : N/A
Honours and Gallantry : None for display
Applicable Australian War Memorial circulars : NO
References found (entries & photos) : National Archives of Australia (Barcode 6221314 [DIGITISED]), WW2 Nominal Roll

Background : Married to Irene Ruby Flett.

Service & personal summary At enlistment : married. No previous military experience. Grey eyes, fair hair.

Service record
24/06/1940 Taken on strength Recruit Reception Depot Royal Park, Victoria.
25/06/1940 Transferred to No.6 A.I.F.D. Dandenong, Victoria.
01/07/1940 Promoted to acting Corporal.
05/08/1940 To be acting Lance Sergeant.
20/08/1940 Transferred to Rehabilitation / Geriatric Hospital Caulfield, Victoria with small XXXX rash.
28/08/1940 Discharged to Broadmeadows Convalescent Depot, Victoria.
28/08/1940 Returned from Broadmeadows Convalescent Depot, Victoria.
19/09/1940 Transferred to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion Hamilton, Victoria.
20/09/1940 Transferred to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion Hamilton, Victoria from 3rd Engineering Training Depot.
09/11/1940 Detached to MUR Senior Non Commissioned Officer Course.
05/12/1940 Rejoined unit from detachment.
14/12/1940 Report re Non Commissioned Officer Course. Unimpressive. Needs more experience.
30/12/1940 Posted to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion from 2/2 Pioneer Training Battalion.
31/12/1940 Posted from 2/2 Pioneer Training Battalion to 2/2 Pioneer Battalion Puckapunyal, Seymour, Victoria.
31/12/1940 Reverts to rank of Private from acting Lance Sergeant.
31/12/1940 Appointed acting Lance Corporal.
18/01/1941 Revertion to rank of Private from acting Lance Corporal.
20/03/1941 Declared a deserter. A52 issued. Struck off strength.
25/03/1941 Declared illegal absentee.
04/02/1946 Struck off holding strength on transfer in absentia to illegal absentee list Victoria Lines of Communication area.
21/06/1946 Discharged. Misconduct during service. Discharge affected in absentia. Certificate not prepared.