HARTMANN, Stanley Theo Victor William
| Service Number: | 3061 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, 22 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Country Public Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Mechanic, Tramway Stores |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery, Steenwerck Plot I, Row A, Grave 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket Men of the Railways & Tramways Store Branch Roll of Valour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Inverell Kurrajong Parade Avenue of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3061 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3061, Embarked on HMAT 'A69' Warilda from Sydney on 8th October 1915. | |
| 5 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3061, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMT Caledonian from Alexandria, Egypt on 19th June 1916, disembarking Marseilles, France on 29th June 1916 to join British Expeditionary Force. | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3061, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3061 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
Stanley Theo Victor William HARTMANN, (Service Number 3061) was born on 22 April 1892 at Inverell. He began working for the NSW Tramways as a cleaner of electric trams at North Sydney in July 1911. In 1913 he became a labourer and in February 1915 transferred to the Stores Branch. In July that year he was released from duty to join the Expeditionary Forces. He enlisted at Liverpool on 14 July 1915, giving his mother as his next of kin, as he was unmarried.
Submitted 8 September 2023 by John Oakes
Biography contributed by John Oakes
Stanley Theo Victor William HARTMANN (Service Number 3061) was born on 22nd April 1892 at Inverell. He began working for the NSW Tramways as a cleaner of electric trams at North Sydney in July 1911. In 1913 he became a labourer and in February 1915 transferred to the Stores Branch. In July that year he was released from duty to join the Expeditionary Forces. He enlisted at Liverpool on 14th July 1915, giving his mother as his next of kin. He was not married.
He left Australia from Sydney aboard HMAT ‘Warilda’ on 8th October 1915. He joined the 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir, Egypt, on 5th February 1916. He was transferred to the 54th Battalion a few days later. In June he embarked at Alexandria on HT ‘Caledonian’ to join the British Expeditionary Force in France. He passed through Marseilles on 29th Jun 1916e. He was killed in action between 19th and 20th July 1916 at the Battle of Fromelles. This was the first time that the AIF saw action in France in what has been described as the ‘worst 24 hours in Australia’s entire history’ (Ross McMullin).
Unlike many others from this battle his body was recovered and he was buried at Bac St Maur four miles WSW of Armentières. This place is now referred to as the Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery, Steenwerck, France.
Hartmann’s mother, Jane, responded to a letter from the military authorities regarding the provision of a pension to her:
‘You ask me again what nearer blood relation than myself to my son. Why, I am his mother and he was the mainstay in keeping me and the rest of the children and I see everybody has got there(sic) money here and why have I got to wait and answer this question so many times. I want the Government to pay me for murdering my poor son who kept me and his Father is alive and crippled too. Some weeks he earns a wage and more weeks none, and I am crippled myself a bad leg five years and a bad arm. His address is A.W. Hartmann, Campbell Street, Moruya and I hope my money comes along as I am really in need of help.’
- based on notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board
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