Hendrick Stanbury (Taffy) WAYE

WAYE, Hendrick Stanbury

Service Number: 2448
Enlisted: 15 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Pioneer Battalion
Born: Willunga, South Australia, Australia, 13 December 1877
Home Town: Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Blacksmith
Died: Natural causes, Malvern, South Australia, 7 July 1961, aged 83 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials: Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board, Willunga War Memorial
Show Relationships

World War 1 Service

15 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2448, Adelaide, South Australia
14 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2448, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: ''
14 Aug 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2448, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Itria, Adelaide
21 Sep 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2448, 5th Pioneer Battalion

Help us honour Hendrick Stanbury Waye's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Sue Grant

"Hendrick Stanbury "Taffy" Waye (13 December 1877 – 7 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) during the early 1900s.

Waye played a total of 71 games for Sturt from his debut in 1902 to his last season in 1910. Strong around the ruck and in front of goal, Waye won the Magarey Medal in 1903. He also topped his club's goalkicking five times during his career. At interstate level he represented South Australia regularly, appearing in a total of eight games. He occupies a forward pocket in Sturt's official "Team of the Century".

On 14 August 2011, Waye was selected in the Southern Football League's 125th anniversary team in the forward pocket and second ruck due to his service for the Willunga Football Club. Waye was the only player selected in both the SFL's Greatest Team and Greatest Exports Team.

Taffy Waye was known to ride 25 miles on horseback from Willunga to Unley to train and play for Sturt in 1903, regularly filling in for Willunga between league games at Sturt.

On 26 July 2015, Taffy Waye was inducted into the Southern Football League Hall of Fame in recognition of his service as a player within that league." - SOURCE (en.wikipedia.org)

Read more...