STOCKLEY, Henry William George
| Service Number: | 32962 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Second Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, 8 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Cleveland Street Superior Public School, Sydney Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 26 May 1968, aged 75 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 32962, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 32962, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 32962, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 32962, Army Pay Corps (AIF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Henry was the eldest son of Mr. Colin John STOCKLEY of 'Golden Grove' 193 Abercrombie Street, Redfern, Sydney, NSW. He was educated at the Cleveland Street Superior Public School and the Sydney Grammar School. He joined the clerical staff of the Sydney Morning Herald in 1914.
In September, 1916, he enlisted for active service, and was attached to the 108th Howitzer Battery of the Field Artillery as a Gunner, being promoted later to the rank of Bombadier. He saw heavy fighting at Passchendaele and in the operations around Villers Bretonneux, and took part in the final Allied advance.
At the termination of hostilities he received an appointment on the staff of the A.I.F. Headquarters in Horseferry Road.
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