STANFIELD, Frederick John
| Service Number: | 3885 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1916, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 2 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | 8 August 1968, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Section F13, Row 6 |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW1 Honour Roll, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board |
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3885, 31st Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3885, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 3885, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Frederick was born in Bowen on 2 Jul 1893, son of Joseph Edward Stanfield and Leonora Sugg.
Private Stanfield enlisted in Townsville on 8 May 1916, and embarked from Brisbane per HMAT A49 “Seang Choon” on 19 Sep 1916.
He served on the Western Front with the 31st Battalion AIF. He returned to Australia 5 Jul 1919.
He married Ethel May Thompson on 9 Jan 1923.
He died on 8 Aug 1968. Frederick was a grocer.
Courtesy of Samual Cox