STOBAUS, Harold Walter
| Service Number: | 5306 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Flemington, Victoria, April 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Nelson Central Boys School, N.Z. |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Grevillers British Cemetery, Grevillers, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5306, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5306, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5306, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 6 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 5306, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5306 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-06 |
Private Harold Stobaus - Letters
At enlistment for the AIF Private Harold Stobaus wrote to his former school master & headmaster - Mr F. G. Gibbs - at Central School, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand.
During his service with the AIF in France Private Stobaus and his former school headmaster kept up continuing correspondence.
The last letter received by Mr Gibbs, at Nelson, from Private Stobaus was received 2 days after Private Stobaus had been killed in action - at France.
Copies of the letters, written by Private Stobaus, are held by the Nelson Provincial Museum, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand. www.nelsonmuseum.org.nz
Submitted 1 November 2016 by Jenifer Everett
Biography contributed by Jenifer Everett
Private Harold Walter STOBAUS - Son of Arthur & Henrietta STOBAUS of Ascot Vale, Victoria
Educated at Central Boys School, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand.
Occupation : Motor Mechanic
Enlisted : 23 January 1916 at Melbourne. Aged 18 years.
Unit : 22nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcements AIF.
Embarked from Australia for France - 28 July 1916 - from Port Melbourne - aboard HMAT A32 "Themistocles".
Served at France & Belgium 1916-1917.
Died of wounds at Beullecourt, France 6 May 1917. Aged 20 years
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