STANBOROUGH, Zacariah Thomas
| Service Number: | 7136 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 August 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 20 May 1884 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wharfinger |
| Died: | Service related wounds, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 4 August 1925, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW Sandgate Cemetery, age 41. ANGLICAN 2-114. 17. |
| Memorials: | Cooks Hill St John's Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7136, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 1917: | Involvement Private, 7136, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1917: | Embarked Private, 7136, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 9 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7136, 18th Infantry Battalion, GSW chest, severe | |
| 13 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7136, 18th Infantry Battalion, MD due to chest wound |
Private Zachariah Thomas Stanborough
From Gary Mitchell - Sandgate Cemetery
94 years ago today, on the Thursday afternoon of the 6th August 1925, Private Zachariah Thomas Stanborough, 18th Battalion, wharfinger from 50 and 48 Railway Street, Cooks Hill, New South Wales, father of five, was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 41. ANGLICAN 2-114. 17.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137840759
Born at Newcastle, New South Wales on the 20th May 1884 to Zachariah Thomas and Elizabeth Stanborough; husband of Annie McDonald Stanborough nee Hill (married 1907, died?), Zach enlisted August 1917 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Wounded in action - 9.8.1918 (GSW chest, severe), Zach was invalided home December 1918.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140982666
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137488600
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137494525
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139439932
Zach’s name has been inscribed on the Cooks Hill St. John's Anglican Church Honor Roll (unveiled on the 12th February 1922).
Unfortunately, there is no indication on Mr Stanborough’s headstone that he served with the 1st A.I.F.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=410054#2
Photo of the Cooks Hill St. John's Anglican Church Honor Roll taken by Ken Shilling, available from “Remembrance” CD, at the Newcastle Family History Society.
Lest We Forget.
Submitted 6 August 2019 by Evan Evans
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