STAGG, Henry Theodore
| Service Numbers: | 964, V362584 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC) |
| Born: | Inglewood, Victoria, Australia, 12 May 1888 |
| Home Town: | Inglewood, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Inglewood Ancient Order of Foresters Court Inglewood 3985 Roll of Honor, Inglewood War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 964, 7th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 964, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 964, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 10 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 964, 15th Machine Gun Company, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW right arm & hand. | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 964, 15th Machine Gun Company, Bullecourt (First) | |
| 4 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 964, 15th Machine Gun Company, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 964, 15th Machine Gun Company, Polygon Wood | |
| 2 Jul 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 6 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 964, 15th Machine Gun Company, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 21 Oct 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 1 Dec 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 15th Machine Gun Company | |
| 9 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 964, 15th Machine Gun Company, Appointment terminated |
World War 2 Service
| 13 May 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V362584 | |
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| 21 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V362584, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC), 15 Battalion V D C BENDIGO |
Distinguished Conduct Medal
No. 964 Sergeant H. T. STAGG, 15th Machine Gun Company. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. His coolness, courage, and self-sacrificing devotion to duty have been a distinguished example. He voluntarily remained four days and nights with his gun, with only the shelter afforded by a shell hole, in order to allow his men to get rest in turn, in a place in which there was only room for two at a time. When the adjoining gun position was blown in by a shell, and the two gunners killed while the N.C.O. in charge was severely shaken, he recovered the gun and rebuilt the position under heavy fire, and remained in charge of this gun also for three days.
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973) Tue 4 Mar 1919, [Issue No.31], Page 365.
Submitted 22 October 2024 by Ian FRITH
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