BEARHAM, Stanley
| Service Number: | 1887 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Crayford, Kent, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Crayford National School, England. |
| Occupation: | Ship's Steward |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France INSCRIPTION THY WILL BE DONE Grave I. E. 15 , Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1887, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1887, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 1887, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1887 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1892 Bearham Stanley Dartford 2a 462.
He was 26 and the son of Charles John and Frances Hannah Bearham.
BEARHAM, Stanley ; Private ; 1887 ; 18th Btn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. ; KiA ; F&F ; 08/08/1918 ;
26 ;
Lived 40 Woolwich Rd, Bexleyheath ;
Bexleyheath War Memorial, Christ Church
Bexleyheath War Memorial panels , St Paulinus Church Memorial, Memorial in the Manor House,
Crayford & Roll of Honour of St Paulinus CoE School ;
Bexleyheath Observer 6 September 1918 ;
[https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=17523 ]
Enlisted June 1915.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Commemorated:
Bexleyheath War Memorial, Christ Church
Bexleyheath War Memorial panels
St Paulinus Church Memorial
Memorial in the Manor House, Crayford & Roll of Honour of St Paulinus CoE School
Bexleyheath Observer 6 September 1918
Previous military service
Served as Steward on SS "Ballarat" (Mercantile Marine), transporting troops.
Enlistment date-17 June 1915
20th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number
23/37/2
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Unit from Nominal Roll-18th Battalion
Place of death or wounding
Villers-Bretonneux, France
Family/military connections
Cousin: Cpl A EDWARDS, 17th Battalion.
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