KINGSLEY, Gordon Stanley
| Service Numbers: | 2704, VX120797 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 December 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 17 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Hampton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cafe Manager |
| Died: | Victoria, Australia , 19 October 1984, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" MEMORIAL ID - 248509039 · |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2704, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2704, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 23 Dec 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX120797 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Gordon Stanley Kingsley was born in Bendigo, the son of George Kingsley, Manager of the Central Red White and Blue Mine. His mother was deceased. The family lived at 364 Barnard St, Bendigo.
Gordon Stanley was 18 years of age when he enlisted in Melbourne on 4.9.16. Employed as a Porter with the Victorian Railways, based at Harcourt Railway Station, he was described as being 5’ 5¾” in height, with a medium complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. He spent his initial two weeks in camp with C Company Reserves, and was then appointed to the 4th Reinforcements for the 38th Battalion. On 25.9.16 he was transferred to the 6th Reinforcements for the 60th Battalion. He embarked for overseas on 2.10.16 with Service No. 2704.
Disembarking in England he was attached to the Australian Army Postal Corps. (27.12.16) He was detached from duty with the Postal Corps on 19.4.17 and embarked for France on 14.5.17. He joined the 60th Battalion and, at the end of June, was selected to attend a Pigeon course. In July he attended the Army Sniping School. On 29.9.17 he was admitted to hospital suffering from Scabies, re-joining the battalion on 4.10.17. On 21.11.17 he was again admitted to hospital with Scabies, re-joining the battalion on 2.12.17.
On 4.4.18 the 60th Battalion went into the line near Corbie. On 8.4.18 the Battalion War Diary recorded “The weather is still wet. It has rained practically the whole time since we came into the line.” On the same day Gordon Stanley Kingsley was sent to hospital in France. In a cable sent to their father, his brother Claude reported that Gordon was in hospital suffering from gas and trench fever.
He was discharged from hospital to the Australian Infantry Base Depot on 9.5.18. On 19.5.18 he was transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, re-joining the 60th Battalion on 20.8.18. On 25.9.18 he was transferred to the 59th Battalion. He embarked for return to Australia on 2.7.19.
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honour, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone
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