IRONMONGER, Stanley
| Service Number: | 4815 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 November 1915, Enlisted at Casula. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Division Headquarters |
| Born: | Luton, Bedfordshire, England, 22 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Waterfall, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4815, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula. | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4815, 13th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4815, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Pioneer Battalion | |
| 29 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4815, 1st Division Headquarters, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4815 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
Stanley IRONMONGER (Service Number 4815) was born on 22nd April 1893 at Luton, Bedfordshire, England. He began working as a locomotive cleaner at Murrurundi Locomotive Depot from April 1913. On 23rd April 1914 Ironmonger transferred to Eveleigh as a locomotive fireman. It was here that he was released from duty to join the Expeditionary Forces on 9th November 1915.
He enlisted at Casula on 29th November 1915. He was unmarried. He gave an uncle living in England as next of kin. He left Australia through Sydney aboard HMAT ‘Star of England’ on 8th March 1916. He was allotted to the 15th Reinforcements of the 12th Australian Infantry Battalion. ‘Star of England’ reached Egypt on 11th April. Ironmonger was soon transferred to the 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion. After two months further training, he embarked from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Forces and passed through Marseilles on 11th June to the frontline in France.
In November he was detached for duty with the 1st Anzac Headquarters where he remained for the rest of his service. He was romoted to Lance Corporal on 1st September 1916,
He was killed in action on 29th October 1916.
He was buried in what was at the time known as ‘Lille Gate Cemetery’, but is now known as Ramparts Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.
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