HEDLEY, Stanley
| Service Number: | 4812 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wyndham, WA, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Williams, Williams, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Williams War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4812, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4812, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4812, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Nancy Lee, a woman of Aboriginal descent, and a man named Hedley
Military Medal
'During the attack on MOUQUET FARM on 3rd September, 1916, this Battalion bomber did great work bombing in German dug outs. He was then sent with a message back to Battalion Headquarters, on his way he met with 3 enemy snipers who had crept up from a dug out. These he killed by bombing. He carried on his message through heavy shell fire to Battalion Headquarters a distance of 900 yards and gave a clear report verbally of the position at the Farm. He afterwards returned and assisted bomb parties until the farm had to be evacuated.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62
Date: 19 April 1917
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