CLASOHM, Stanley Edward
| Service Number: | 6798 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 June 1917, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Balhannah, South Australia, Australia, 27 October 1898 |
| Home Town: | Balhannah, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Balhannah Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 July 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Plot 111, Row E, Grave 27 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balhannah Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Balhannah Soldiers' Memorial Honor Roll, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jun 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6798, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6798, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6798, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 11 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6798, 48th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", Shell wound (mouth) | |
| 12 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6798, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6798 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-12 |
Stanley Edward Clasohm
Name: Stanley Edward Clasohm
Service Number: 6798
Place of Birth: Balhannah
Date of Birth: 27 October 1898
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 19 June 1917
Age at Enlistment: 18 years 8 months
Next of Kin: Father, John Clasohm
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Stanley joined the 48th Battalion and embarked HMAT A60 Aneas from Melbourne on 30 October 1917 and disembarked at Devonport, England on 27 December. His unit proceeded to France on 1 April 1918. On 12 July Stanley was wounded in action in France, being shot in the mouth and treated at 47 Clearing Station but died from his wounds the next day. He was buried at Crony British Cemetery, France by Reverend A.G. Harris. Stanley’s personal effects were sent home to his father on 18 March 1919. He received his Victory Medal, Memorial Scroll and Memorial Plaque between July 1921 and June 1923.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Charles Clasohm and Jane Joyce; brother of Hilda Elizabeth Clasohm, Albert Edward Clasohm, John Earthel Clasohm, Ida Clasohm, William James Clasohm who was killed in action on the 4 October 1917, Charles Ernest Clasohm, Ivy Myrtle Clasohm, Ada Olive Clasohm and Melvern Lancelot Clasohm.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Stanley also served in the Senior Cadets for 4 years then enlisted in the Citizen Forces where he was still serving at the time of enlistment
"6798 Private Stanley Edward Clasohm, 48th Battalion, of Balhannah, South Australia. A labourer prior to enlistment, Pte Clasohm served for four years in the 74th Battalion, Citizens Military Forces (CMF) before enlisting on 19 June 1917. He embarked for England aboard HMAT Aeneas (A60) 30 October 1917, twenty six days after this older brother, 254 Pte William James Clasohm, 43rd Battalion, was killed at the attack on Broodseinde. Pte Stanley Clasohm was taken on strength to France on 3 April 1918. He died of shrapnel wounds received in action near Vaire St Corbie on 12 July 1918, aged 19." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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