Thomas STANLEY

STANLEY, Thomas

Service Number: 6831
Enlisted: 3 July 1916, Enlisted at Perth, WA
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Blackburn, Lancashire, England, 1886
Home Town: East Perth, Perth Water, Western Australia
Schooling: St. Albins Catholic School, England
Occupation: Barman
Died: Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 12 June 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Panel 17, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

3 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6831, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA
9 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 6831, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 6831, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 23 years

Son of John Richard and Elizabeth Alice Satnley of 11 Peters Street, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Friend of Marion Greenough of Carr Street, West Perth, WA

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal