SA14522
STIDSTON, Francis St Clair
| Service Number: | 4278 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915, Enlisted in Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kent Town, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Blackwood, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Aldersgate Village, Felixstowe, South Australia, 20 July 1985, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Enfield Memorial Park, South Australia Rose Garden Memorial Sites, Bed CRQ, Cremation site 8. Grant expires on 4 May 2023 |
| Memorials: | Blackwood War Memorial, Woodville Saint Margaret's Anglican Church Lych Gate |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4278, Enlisted in Adelaide | |
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| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4278, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4278, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 17 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4278, Discharged 4 Military District as Medically Unfit due to deafness |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
22 September 1915 - Father signs letter of consent on behalf of himself and his wife Mary
8 November 1918 - Returned to Australia on board Gaika
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
24 September 1927 - Married Clarice Selma Channing in All Souls Church, St Peters, SA
RSL Information
1 April 1919 - Joined St Peters Sub Branch; address was 19 Fifth Avenue, St Peters
28 February 1927 - Transferred to Port Lincoln Sub Branch
31 March 1937 - Transferred to St Peters Sub Branch
6 April 1973 - Transferred to Gilles Plains Sub Branch
29 April 1978 - Transferred to Payneham Sub Branch
Last known address was Aldersgate Village, Felistowe, SA
Badges 52599, S13726, 6460 and SA11892 lost