Stanley John BOX

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Service Number:	6481
Enlisted:	14 August 1916, Adelaide
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Torrensville, South Australia
Schooling:	Thebarton State School, South Australia
Occupation:	Mason
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 9 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial No known grave., Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, The South Australian National War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

14 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide
21 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT A16 Port Melbourne from Melbourne
23 Oct 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6481, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
23 Oct 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6481, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide
Date unknown:	Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Served for 2 years in the Cadet Force, South Australia.

Son of Joseph and Agnes BOX, Alexandra Street, Prospect, South Australia