Stanley Lykke WALD

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WALD, Stanley Lykke

Service Number:	2971
Enlisted:	8 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 24 February 1893
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Signwriter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Torrens Rowing Club Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

8 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2971, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2971, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
23 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2971, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2971 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-23

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Biography

"LATE SERGEANT S. L. WALD, ADELAIDE.

News has been received by Mrs. S. L. Westbury, of 13 Nelson street, city, that her son Sergeant S. L. Wald (known as S. L. Westbury) was killed in action on August 23, in France. He was a member of the League of S.A. Wheelmen, a member of Manly Life-Saving Club, Sydney, and a member of the S.A. Rowing Club. He left South Australia in September 21, 1915, and was 23 years of age last February." - from the Adelaide Daily Herald 29 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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