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STANLEY, Allan George
Service Number: | 2485 |
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Enlisted: | 24 July 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Eden Valley, South Australia, 6 September 1899 |
Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
Schooling: | Forreston Primary School |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | 21 January 1975, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
Memorials: | Forreston Primary School WW1 Pictorial Honour Roll, Gawler Council Gawler Men Who Answered the Call WW1 Roll of Honor, Lyndoch and District Roll of Honour, Mount Crawford Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
24 Jul 1916: | Enlisted | |
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28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2485, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2485, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
Allan George Stanley was born on September 6th, 1899 to his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Stanley in Eden Valley, South Australia. He attended Forreston Primary School and originally worked as a Farmer before the War in Gawler, South Australia. Before the war began he was single and attended the Church of England.
Allan George Stanley made the decision to enlist in the Army on the 24th July 1916 at the age of 18. He was assigned to the 48th Battalion and embarked on the HMAT Anchises from Adelaide 28th August 1916.