WATERS, Stanley
| Service Number: | 650 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kyneton, Victoria, January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Kyneton, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boot repairer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardanelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Kyneton Honour Roll, Kyneton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Lance Corporal, 650 | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 650, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 650, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born January 1894, Kyneton, Victoria
Father David Waters
Stanley lived with his parents at Kyneton, Victoria on enlisting
Next of kin in service: (Cousin)
1224 Corporal Alfred James Blondett - 22nd Infantry Battalion - HQ Staff
11/04/1915 enlisted in Melbourne, VIC
10/05/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT Ulysses
as a Private with
11/11/1917 killed in action, Belgium
buried in: Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Plot I, Row G, Grave 20
Alfred's name is commemorated on Panel 95 at the Australian War Memorial,
Canberra, ACT.
Previous service:
Serving with B Company, 66th Infantry Battalion (previously School Cadets)
8th Infantry Battalion
Stanley was described on enlisting as 20 years 7 months of age; single; 5' 6" tall; 144 lbs;
fair complexion; grey eyes; snow hair; Anglican
18/08/1914 enlisted at Kyneton, Victoria
appointed to F Company, 7th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows Camp
19/10/1914 embarked Port Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A20 Hororata
as a Lance Corporal with 7th Infantry Battalion
05/01/1915 embarked to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces, Gallipoli, ANZAC
onboard Galeka, ex Alexandria
08/05/1915 he was killed in action - Gallipoli, ANZAC
He had no grave, due to being blown up whilst trying to blow up mines.
May 1915 stated by Private 1662 Leslie Thomas CULLEN
"Walters was a fairish, slightly built man of about 19 years of age.
He came from Kyneton, Victoria. He was a porter on the Railway.
Informant knew him well and gave his Christian name.
Information was told by Pte Cochran, 7th Battalion, that early one
morning in May, Walker and he were sent out to locate and blow up
mines, something went wrong, and in the explosion Walters was
blown to atoms and he, Cochran, luckily escaped with only concussion,
which kept him 2 days in hospital."
No known grave
Stanley's name is commemorated at:-
- Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
- Panel 52 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: 1914/15 Star (7834), British War medal (2127), Victory medal (2127)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (304334)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 15/01/2017. Lest we forget.