STANFORD, Roy
| Service Number: | 1090 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916, Lismore, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 12 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Tatham, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Tuncester Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (pulmanory embolism), Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, England , 18 November 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1090, Lismore, New South Wales | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1090, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1090, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Roy STANFORD was born on 12th August, 1894 in Lismore, New South Wales
His parents were Stephen STANFORD & Eliza LUMLEY who married in Lismore in 1891
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 18th November…… Roy Stanford was born on 12th August, 1894 in Lismore, New South Wales.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 18th January, 1916 as a 21 year old, single, Farmer from Tatham, Richmond River, NSW.
Private Roy Stanford, Service number 1090, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 18th May, 1916 with the 41st Infantry Battalion, 1st Reinforcements & disembarked at Devonport, England on 20th July, 1916.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was taken on strength of 11th Training Battalion in England on 7th August, 1916.
On 22nd August, 1916 Private Stanford was written up for overstaying leave from 6 am on 22nd August, 1916 until noon on 22nd August, 1916. He was awarded 7 days confined to Barracks & forfeited 1 days’ pay.
Private Stanford was marched out to Details 11th Training Battalion on 22nd October, 1916. He was taken on strength of 41st Battalion on 23rd October, 1916 & proceeded overseas to France via Southampton on 24th November, 1916.
On 16th October, 1917 Private Roy Stanford was wounded in action. He was admitted to 11th Australian Field Ambulance on 16th October, 1917 with shrapnel wounds to hand & gassed (shell). Pte Stanford was transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station on 16th October, 1917 then transferred & admitted to 3rd Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne, France on 19th October, 1917. He embarked for England on 20th October, 1917 on Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth.
He was admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, England on 20th October, 1917 with gunshot wounds to hand.
Private Roy Stanford died at 11.25 am on 18th November, 1917 at Norfolk War Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, England from Pulmonary Embolism.
He was buried in Earlham Road Cemetery, Norwich, Norfolk, England where 23 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/norwich---norfolk.html
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