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STINSON, Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1471 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Northern Ireland, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers Catholic School, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness - Meningitis, Government Hospital, Suez, Egypt, 19 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Suez War Memorial Cemetery Row C, Grave 35 Father Debarro officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1471, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1471, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1471, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 19 Dec 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 1471, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1471 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-12-19 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 3 years
Son of Robert J. and Fanny Stinson of Herstan Estate, Brampton Terrace, Brisbane, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal