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STAPLEY, John Alfred
| Service Number: | 568 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 568, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 568, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 568, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 568, 43rd Infantry Battalion |
Obituary - The Advertiser Tues. 11 October 1938 page 12
Mr. John Alfred Stapley, 47, who died in hospital in Adelaide on October 2, was the son of Mrs. and the late Mr. J. Stapley, of Hythe, Kent.
He went to sea soon after leaving school, but settled down to a shore life 26 years ago,when he went to Port Pirie, and obtained employment at the Smelters. In 1916 he enlisted at Port Pirie in 43rd Battalion, A.I.F. At Messines, in an engagement, he then a lance-corporal, was badly wounded in a bombing raid, and for his courage received the Military Medal and was raised to the position of platoon sergeant. He remained in France after the war, being engaged by the Imperial War Graves Commission, but returned to Australia in 1920. He resumed his employment at the Smelters and became shift foreman on the top floor, afterwards being transferred
to the boilermakers' department. Ill-health caused his retirement several months ago. A widow, one son and one daughter are left—Mr. Gordon Stapley and Miss Beryl Stapley. His mother and a brother, Mr. William Stapley, reside in England.
Submitted 2 September 2016 by Daryl Jones