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STOCKDALE, William Hallett
Service Number: | 990 |
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Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kilmore, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
Home Town: | Wallan, Mitchell, Victoria |
Schooling: | Christiam Brothers Assumption Catholic College, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Wallan War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 990, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 990, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 990, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Hallett Stockdale and Agnes Stockdale nee Heavy of WAllan, Victoria. Brother of Christopher Charles Stockdale, Margaret Stockdale, John Stockdale, Elizabeth Annie Stockdale, Peregine Joseph Stockdale, Bryan Stockdale, Leo Stockdale and Francis Gregory Stockdale
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Steve Tserkezidis
William Hallett Stockdale became Registered Player Number 0500 at VFA club Port Melbourne in 1914 and went on to play in 2 senior game before enlisting with the AIF on 18 August 1914.
(Port Melbourne Football Club Heritage Museum)