Stanley William STEPHENS [3074]

  General Notes:

1911 861/442 STEPHENS Stanley William Frank James STEPHENS Martha THOMAS Port Adelaide

Military Service
Military Service: Service Record WW2 RAAF Service No 416723 Rank Leading Aircraftman Next of Kin Lavinia Stephens.

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During the war years, more than 130 members and future members of the Parliament of New South Wales served in the Australian military forces. Some remained serving members whilst in the military forces. Of the many stories, two examples follow. Stanley Stephens, serving in the Middle East in the 9th Division of the AIF, was blinded at the Battle of El Alamein. Invalided back to Australia, Stephens turned to politics as a new career and was elected Member for Byron in 1944, a seat which he retained until 1973. Stephen was Minister for Housing and Cooperative Societies in the Liberal-National Party Government from 1965 until his retirement.

Stanley married Lavinia Jane McGUIRE [3412] [MRIN: 43] on 27 Apr 1935 in St Paul's Church, Port Adelaide, South Australia. (Lavinia Jane McGUIRE [3412] was born on 28 Feb 1914 in Portland, Port Adelaide, South Australia.)