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WITHAM, Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 427, 4017 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Ham, London, England, 11 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot V1, Row I, Grave 47, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 427, Depot Battalion | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 427, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 427, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 427, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded in Action. Gun shot wound to arm. Transferred to Malta. | |
| 16 May 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, Return to duty Gallipoli. | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 427, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Admitted to No2 Field Ambulance (diarrhoea) Transferred same day to No1 Casualty Clearing Station | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to No1 Australian General Hospital Cairo. (Enteritis) | |
| 25 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 427, 5th Infantry Battalion, Embarked: Suez on HS 'Ceramic' for return to Australia | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4017, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4017, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4017, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 427 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
Personal Stories
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Previously served in the Royal Field Artillery, British Army
Medals: 1914-15 Star, Biritsh War Medal, Victory Medal