Hedley Alfred Lawrence STAKER

STAKER, Hedley Alfred Lawrence

Service Number: 2583
Enlisted: 21 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank: Bombardier
Last Unit: 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
Born: Port Pirie, South Australia, 23 February 1894
Home Town: Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer/Farmer
Died: 21 October 1956, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Wandearah East Broughton Plains Region War Memorial, Wandearah East Hundred of Pirie Roll of Honour WW1
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World War 1 Service

21 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2583, Keswick, South Australia
26 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Morea, Adelaide
23 Oct 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2583, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli
13 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
1 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade
23 Jul 1916: Involvement Driver, 2583, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Battle for Pozières , Somme, France
3 Sep 1916: Involvement Driver, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Mouquet Farm, Somme, France
25 Jan 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade
5 Apr 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Artillery Brigade
11 Apr 1917: Involvement Driver, 2583, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Bullecourt (First)
7 Jun 1917: Involvement Driver, 2583, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Battle of Messines, Flanders, Belgium
20 Sep 1917: Involvement Driver, 2583, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Menin Road, Ypres, West Flanders, Belgium
26 Sep 1917: Involvement Driver, 2583, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
27 Mar 1918: Involvement Driver, 2583, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Dernancourt/Ancre, Somme, France
24 Apr 1918: Involvement Driver, 2583, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Villers-Bretonneux, Northern France
4 Jul 1918: Involvement Driver, 2583, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, Somme, France
8 Aug 1918: Involvement Driver, 2583, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , The Battle of Amiens, Picardy, France
18 Oct 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Temporary
13 Jul 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 24th Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade

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Biography contributed by Robert Kearney

Name: Hedley Alfred Lawrence Staker
Birth Date: 23 Feb 1894
Birth Place:Port Pirie
Registration Place: Clare, South Australia, Australia
Father: Alfred Staker
Mother: Sarah Cole Stephens
Page Number: 470
Volume Number: 537