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STANFIELD, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3992 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Erskineville, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Erskineville, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Newtown Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Tuberculois, Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1919 |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Church of England, Row W, Grave 75-6 Plaque in the NSW Garden of Remembrance , Woronora General Cemetery, Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3992, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 11 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3992, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 11 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3992, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
| 17 May 1919: | Involvement Private, 3992, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3992 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-05-17 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Benjamin and Laura(nee Porter) Stanfield of 65A George Street, Erskineville, NSW; brother of Robert Stanfield of the Mayfield Hotel, Lismore, NSW, Martha Mills (nee Stanfield) and Roland Stanfield
26 May 1918 - to hospital with Tuberculosis
30 June 1919 - returned to Australia on board HMATS Kanowna for discharge as medically unfit
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal