S11913
SHARP, Stanley Vernon
| Service Numbers: | 1135, S3338, S111392 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1916, Adelaide, City of Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant (CQMS) |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 27 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stock salesman |
| Died: | Natural Causes - war related?, Repatriation General Hospital Daw Park, South Australia, 11 August 1951, aged 65 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
Peacetime
| 20 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, City of Adelaide, South Australia |
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World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1135, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1135, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' |
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| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1135, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Sep 1941: | Involvement Private, S3338 | |
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| 11 Sep 1941: | Involvement AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant (CQMS), S3338, Enlistment/Embarkation WW2 | |
| 11 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 28 Jan 1942: | Discharged | |
| 16 Nov 1942: | Involvement S111392 | |
| 16 Nov 1942: | Enlisted Wayville, SA | |
| 11 Mar 1947: | Discharged |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Wounded 1135, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
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Source - Adelaide Rowing Club
1135 Private (later Sergeant) Stanley Vernon Sharp, 43rd Battalion who was the brother of CQMS Kenneth Warren Sharp and Private Malcolm Robert Sharp. The three brothers were all members of the Adelaide Rowing Club. Stan was a 29 year old stock salesman from North Adelaide, South Australia, when he enlisted on 20 January 1916. He embarked for overseas with A Company of the 43rd Battalion from Adelaide on 9 June 1916 aboard HMAT Afric. While serving in France, he severely sprained his ankle, was evacuated to England and then returned to Australia on 4 October 1918.
He enlisted for service again in WW2; twice. In the first instance he enlisted as a Private in 1941 but took discharge and re-enlisted in the AMF as a Staff Sergeant serving at HQ 4MD until 1947.
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