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STANBURY, Thomas Alfred
| Service Number: | 3634 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Mount Torrens Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3634, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3634, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3634, 10th Infantry Battalion |
Thomas Alfred Stanbury
Name: Thomas Alfred Stanbury
Service Number: 3634
Place of Birth: Blumberg
Date of Birth: 10 November 1884
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 4 November 1916
Age at Enlistment: 31 years 11 months
Next of Kin: Wife, Daisy Florence Stanbury
Occupation: Driver
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Thomas and Daisy highlight the extent of commitment made by so many similar families during the war. They had 6 children to bring up but made their sense of duty to their nation’s involvement in the Great War as a priority. Thomas joined the 10th Battalion and embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A 48 Seeang Bee on 10 February 1917. He went to France with his unit on 6 August. Thomas continued to serve in France for the duration of the war. He returned to Australia on the Nestor on 20 May 1919 and was discharged on 7 August.
Submitted 25 October 2023 by christopher collins