MORETON, Stanley Herbert
| Service Number: | 34166 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Lake Bolac & District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 34166, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 34166, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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MORETON, Stanley Herbert (1893-1978)
Stanley Herbert Moreton was born on 27 May 1893, the son of John Knight Moreton and Emily Boswell nee Hewitt. He was enrolled at Geelong College in 1907 giving his address as, 'Ballangeich', Drysdale.
During World War I, he enlisted (No 34166) in the AIF on 4 December 1916, embarked on HMAT A11 Ascanius on 11 May 1917, and arrived in England on 14 September 1917, serving through the final campaigns in France in 1918 as a Gunner with the 10th Field Artillery Brigade. He returned to Australia, embarking on 22 August 1919.
His brothers, Frederick Hewitt Moreton, and George Victor Moreton (1891-1959), were also educated at Geelong College.
Source : The Geelong College - http://gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au:8080/wiki/MORETON-Stanley-Herbert-1893-1978.ashx?HL=moreton