John William Stallman, Oath of Enlistment, Townsville, 29 May 1941 (discharged, not duly enlisted) · Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · other
For “Military service” 29 MAY 1941 of John William Stallman
I, John William Stallman swear that I will well and truly serve our Sovereign Lord, the King, in the Military Forces of the Commonwealth of Australia until the cessation of the present time of war and twelve months thereafter or until sooner lawfully discharged, dismissed, or removed, and that I will resist His Majesty's enemies and cause His Majesty's peace to be kept and maintained, and that I will in all matters appertaining to my service faithfully discharge my duty according to law. So Help Me God. Subscribed at TOWNSVILLE in the State of Queensland this twenty ninth day of May 1941.
Skeptic repair: the drafted raw had bridged this sentence to the discharge stamp with an ellipsis; that stamp text is only paraphrased in the event summary now, not claimed as a verbatim quote. Photo ID strip on the same image is labelled 'STALLMAN' over a number read as QX11861. This 1941 Townsville attempt did not result in service; it precedes and is distinct from the 1942 Brisbane A.I.C. enlistment (service no. QP8482) below.