STAVELEY, William George
| Service Number: | 4654 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, August 1893 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne, State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Rider |
| Died: | Illness - Haemoptysis – Tuberculosis Lung, Edmonton Military Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom, 12 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Tottenham Cemetery He was finally interred in Grave Gen. 7356 which, being a common grave cannot be individually marked by a headstone-he is therefore commemorated on the Screen Wall., Tottenham Cemetery, Tottenham, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4654, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4654, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4654, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4654, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4654 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 22/23 and the son of William and Jemima Staveley, of 18, Henry St., Glenferrie, Victoria, Australia.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 12th November……William George Staveley was born at Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria in 1893. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 10th July, 1915 as a 22 year old, single, Rider from South Melbourne, Victoria.
Private William George Staveley embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 28th January, 1916 with the 6th Infantry Battalion, 14th Reinforcements. He disembarked at Alexandria on 28th February, 1916.
On 29th February, 1916 was admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital at Cairo on 29th February, 1916 with V.D.G. & was discharged on 2nd April, 1916 to Base Details.
He was admitted to No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital at Tel-el-Kebir on 17th April, 1916 with VD & was discharged to Duty on 13th May, 1916.
Private Staveley was transferred from 2nd Training Battalion (Reinforcements to 6th Battalion) to 15th Training Battalion (as reinforcements to 58th Battalion) on 19th May, 1916. He was taken on strength of 58th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir on 19th May, 1916.
On 21st June, 1916 Private Staveley embarked from Alexandria on 21st June, 1916 on H. T. Invernia to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 30th June, 1916.
He embarked from Calais, France on 12th August, 1916 for England on Hospital Ship Stad Antwerp with T.B. Lung & was admitted to Edmonton Military Hospital, London, England. He was later reported as gravely ill.
Private William George Staveley died on 12th November, 1916 at Edmonton Military Hospital, London, England from Haemoptysis – Tuberculosis Lung.
He was buried in Tottenham Cemetery, Greater London, Middlesex, England.
Base Records wrote to Mrs L. Staveley, 23 Tope Street, South Melbourne, Victoria on 20th April, 1920 to advise that the remains of her son, the late No. 4654 Private W. G. Staveley, 58th Battalion has “been exhumed from the former site and re-interred in grave No. 7356, Tottenham Cemetery, Tottenham, London. This work is carried out with every measure of care and reverence in the presence of a Chaplain.”
Private William George Staveley is now remembered on CWGC Screen Wall - Gen. 7356 as he has no headstone. His death is still acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/tottenham.html
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