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STANSFIELD, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2853 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1913 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Franklin, Tasmania, Australia, 1 April 1890 |
| Home Town: | Franklin, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia, 26 January 1967, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Apr 1913: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 2853 | |
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| 1 Jun 1919: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 2853 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Arthur Stansfield was one of five sons of James Thomas and Marion Stansfield, of Franklin, Tasmania, who served Australia during WW1. His younger brother, 2950 Pte. Stanley Robert Stansfield 52nd Battalion AIF was killed in action at Mouquet Farm in 1916.
Arthur enlisted in the RAN during April 1914. He took part in operations in German New Guinea during September 1914. Arthur served as a stoker aboard the HMAS Melbourne for much of the war and discharged from the RAN in mid-1919.
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