STASINOWSKY, Samuel Carl Richard
| Service Number: | 3229 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Baldina, South Australia, 12 February 1896 |
| Home Town: | Burra (SA), Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Baldina Public School & Point Pass College, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith striker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Burra Loyal Burra Lodge Court Unity AOF No 3015 WW1 Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3229, 50th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3229, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3229, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 16 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3229, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cheryl Hutchins
Embarkation Roll (www.awm.gov.au) incorrectly records Surname as STASINOWAKY
"...3229 Private Samuel Carl Richard Stasinowsky, 50th Battalion. A blacksmith’s striker from Kooringa, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he embarked with the 8th Reinforcements from Adelaide on 16 December 1916 aboard HMAT Berrima (A35) for Devonport, England. After training with the 13th Training Battalion at Codford he joined his battalion on the Western Front near Ploegsteert, Belgium in mid-July 1917. Pte Stasinowsky was killed in action at Broodseinde Ridge on 16 October 1917. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. He was aged 21 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Letter dated 22nd July 1922
Received the Scroll with heartfelt thanks. My son S.C.R.Stasinowsky No.3229 50th Battalion. Was my only Son. His father died when 8 years old and his sister 4 years. Have been a widow coming 17 years on the 31st. of August. The tears often flow: Still he died a noble death. He said Mother if don't come back, cannot die for a better cause. Am coming 64 years on the 9th September. Yours faithfully W.A. Stasinowsky
Biography contributed by Anna Schuppan
Samuel Carl Richard Stasinoswky born 1896 February 12th. He was born in Baldina SA and grew up around Burra SA. Samuel grew up with his sister Emma Pauline Wilson and mother Wilhelmina Annie Stasinoswky. His father passed away when he was 8 years old. Growing up Samuel attended school at Baldina Public School and Point Pass College SA. Outside of school he was believed to have worked as an engineer on the railway.
In his enlistment papers, he was described to have brown hair, with grey eyes and a fresh complexion. He stood at 5'6 ft and weighed 153 lbs (69.3 Kg). Samuel was enlisted on the 3rd November 1916 Adelaide, SA aged 20 years and 9 months. His occupation was a Blacksmith Striker.
He was embarked on the 16th December 1916 from Adelaide SA. He was shipped on the boat " Berrima" to Devenport, England 16th February 1917. Whilst being in Devenport he most likely attended a training camp. He had two periods where he was injured/sick. His first recorded illness was Influenza on the 8th March 1917. On the 16th March 1917 he was cleared from the hospital. Months later on the 7th June 1917 he came down with Orchitis. He was hospitilised for around 7 days, leaving on the 13th March 1917. He was treated at Exhibition Camp clearing hospital and Group clearing hospital, Codford, Witts.
He was then sent to Le Harve and arrived on 26th June 1917 where he was sent out to battle at Flanders Field as part of the 50th Infantry Battalion. His service Number was 3229. Throughout the time on the battle fields, he was hospitalised for 3 days light duty.
Samuel's journey came to an end on the 16th October 1917. He sadly passed away from a shell explosion on the battlefields in Belgium at the age of 21. He has no known recorded location of where he lays down at rest.
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