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STAPLETON, Laurence Michael Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4882 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 October 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 15 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Parkside, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Letter-carrier |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 September 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4882, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4882, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4882, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4882 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04 |
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"THE LATE CPL. L. M. F. STAPLETON.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Stapleton, of 46 Fuller street, Parkside, have been notified that their youngest son, Cpl. Laurence M. F. Stapleton, was killed inaction in France on September 4. He enlisted in October, 1915, and embarked for Egypt on March 9 last. Prior to enlisting he was employed at the Unley Post Office. He was a member of the Sturt United Foot ball Club, and resided at Parkside, where he was highly respected." - from the Adelaide Register 06 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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