JEFFERY, Stanley
| Service Numbers: | 884, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted as Edward Ryan - see Service Record |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | MIttagong, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Camden, Camden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horseman |
| Died: | Accidental (Railway accident), Bundanoon Railway Station, Bundanoon, New South Wales, Australia, 26 December 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Marulan Anglican Cemetery This cemetery is on the junction of the Hume Highway and Marulan South Road, approximately 4kms south of Marulan township., Marulan Anglican Cemetery, Marulan, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
At the time of his death, at age 23, he was serving with the Railway Transport Office -Australian Military Forces (Citizen Forces)-Home Service.
He had previously served with the 4th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was accepted, after research, for commemoration as Great War dead on 09/07/2010
Biography contributed by Steve Larkins
Stanley Jeffrey had a varied and diverse. albeit brief military career.
His sevice record identifies the fact that he had enlisted under an assumed name, for service in the Expeditionary Force sent to New Guinea shortly after the outbreak of war.
He then enlisted in the 4th Battalion AIF in Sydney for service overseas. He landed at Gallipoli in June 1916. He took part in the fighting at Lone Pine which commenced on 6th August. Stanley was wounded the following day by a shrapnel wound to his foot which was serious enough to warrant evacuation initially to the nearby island of Mudros, and then to England, being hospitalised in each case.
His father (a widower) also served in the AIF as 705 Private Richard Jeffery, serving with 2nd General Hospital. He survived the war and died in 1958 aged 91, buried in the same cemetery as his son..
Stanley was ultimately repatriated to Australia in January 1916, whereupon after rehabilitation he was attached to the Railway Transport Office. By December 1916 he was a Sergeant. He was tragically killed in an accident at Bundanoon Railway Station attempting to catch the evening mail train to Goulburn.
Steve Larkins Jan 2019
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