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Stanley was the son of Louis Christian GORS & Martha THOMAS nee ABBOTT and was born on the 2nd of November 1883 in Parkside, SA.
He was born Rudolph Stanley GORS and the surname later varied.

His parents were married on the 28th of December 1878 in Louis’s residence in Kent Town, SA.

His father was born in 1847 in Straussberg, Germany.
His mother was the daughter of Thomas ABBOTT & Mary Ann BAILEY and was born on the 6th of December 1850 in Salisbury, SA.

Stanley was the third child born into this marriage of 6 children.

His father was a draper’s assistant.

His mother was previously married to Frederick Henry THOMAS on the 6th of December 1869 in Hamilton, SA.
They had 4 children before Frederick died on the 5th of March 1877 at their residence in Simon’s Place, off Halifax Street, Adelaide.

His father had spent several years in and out of Prison for larceny and when Stanley was born his father was imprisoned in Yatala serving 5 years hard labour for forgery & uttering.

After his father was released the family moved to John’s Street Parkside and his father became a gardener.

With his brothers moving to Broken Hill, NSW, and gaining employment on the mine, Stanley also moved there and became a Miner.

At the age of 33, Stanley enlisted into the 1st AIF on the 14th of February 1916 in Adelaide and allotted the service number 5364 and posted to C Company, 2nd Depot Battalion. He was then transferred to the 10th Battalion, 17th Reinforcements and embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on the 11th of April 1916.

He served overseas for over 18 months and was invalided back to Australia, suffering from Valvular Disease of the Heart.

Stanley embarked from England on board HT Pt Lyttleton on the 19th of October 1917, disembarking in Adelaide on the 11th of December.

Stanley was discharged from the AIF, medically unfit, on the 25th of January 1918.

Whilst he was overseas his father died on the 29th of August 1917 and the family buried him in the West Terrace Cemetery.

By 1929 Stanley was a labourer was still living with his mother at 26 John Street, Eastwood.
After the death of his mother in 1932 he moved to Mylor.

Stanley died on the 19th of February 1942 and was buried in the Stirling Cemetery; Pauper, Section PG, Plot 72.

Military

At the age of 33, Stanley enlisted into the 1st AIF on the 14th of February 1916 in Adelaide and allotted the service number 5364 and posted to C Company, 2nd Depot Battalion.
He listed his mother, of Alfred Street, Parkside, as his next of kin.

Two days later he was transferred to the 10th Battalion, 17th Reinforcements in Mitcham Camp.

Stanley embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on the 11th of April 1916, disembarked in England and marched into the 3rd Training Battalion in Perham Downs.

On the 14th of June Stanley was AWOL for a day and forfeited 1 days pay and then on the 31st of July he was charged with being inattentive and talking on parade and forfeited 2 days pay.

Stanley proceeded to France on the 5th of September and was taken on strength with the 10th Battalion on the 19th who were in Reserve Position near Hill 60 in Belgium.
They were relieved from here on the 1st of October and entrained from Ypres to Brandhoek for training and then by mid October were in billets at Steenvoorde.

On the 20th of October they entrained for Pont Remy and then moved through Buire and Fricourt and then arrived in camp at Bernafay Wood by the end of October.
Here they were employed with road making for 6 days before moving into the front line at Guedecourt.
They spent 6 days here in the front line trenches before being relieved and moving through to Cardonette where they continued training.

Whilst they were here Stanley went AWOL on the 26th of November and was confined to camp while awaiting trial.
A Field General Court Marshall held on the 26th of December while they were at Bazentin House Camp, near Longueval and Stanley was awarded 28th days Field Punishment No.2.

They then moved onto Hobart Camp and by the 7th of January 1917 they were in Dernancourt in rest and training.
Whilst here Stanley suffered from a bunion on his left foot and was admitted into the 26th General Hospital in Etaples.
He remained in hospital for 6 days before he was discharged to the 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot (ADBD) in Etaples, but 3 days later he was readmitted to hospital.

He was discharged to the 1st ADBD on the 7th of March, but was readmitted to hospital 7 days later. He was then discharged back to the 1st ADBD on the 26th of March, but by the 6th of April he was admitted into the 1st Field Ambulance, still suffering from the same bunion.

He finally rejoined his Battalion on the 24th of April who were in billets at Bancourt.
They then moved to Riencourt for fatigue duties and whilst here Stanley suffered from Scabies and was admitted into hospital for 2 weeks before rejoining his Battalion at Ribemont for further training.

On the 12th of June they marched to Henencourt but then Stanley suffered from Trench Fever and was admitted into the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance in Buire on the 25th of June and then transferred to the 56th Casualty Clearing Station at “Edgehill” in the Somme.

By the 13th of July he had been transferred and admitted into the 1st General Hospital in Etaples.
After 11 days here he was invalided to England and admitted into the 2nd Southern General Hospital in Bristol.

On the 7th of August he was transferred to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital in Dartford for 10 days and then discharged to No.2 Command Depot in Weymouth on the 17th.
On the 25th of September Stanley was transferred to “D” Sub-Depot in Park House where the medical board diagnosed his with Valvular Disease of the Heart and recommended he be returned to Australia for a 6 month change.

Stanley embarked from England on board HT Pt Lyttleton on the 19th of October 1917, disembarking in Adelaide on the 11th of December.

Stanley was discharged from the AIF, medically unfit, on the 25th of January 1918 and awarded the British War & Victory Medals.