KENT, Stanley Lawrence Bennett
| Service Numbers: | 58808, N172996 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 31 July 1899 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Technical High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Junior Clerk |
| Died: | Normanhurst, New South Wales, Australia, 16 June 1974, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sydney Technical High School WW1 Roll Of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 58808, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 58808, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 58808, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N172996 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sydney Technical High School
Stanley Kent was born on July 31 1899 in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales. Stanley’s parents were Ernest Robert Kent, who worked as a printer, and Zoe Mary Millicent, who was a compositor. He attended Bondi Public School for his early education, afterwards attending Sydney Technical High School for his high school education, where he was awarded a scholarship in 1912.
After graduating from Sydney Technical High School, Stanley was then employed as a clerk. Stanley was living in Waverley, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales. At the age of 19, Stanley was single and despite his very young age, he had already had some military service experience by serving with the 22nd Infantry. This previous military service experience provided him with discipline which helped prepare him for the Army.
On the 8th of May 1918 Stanley enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force. Stanley was assigned to the 34th Battalion and had the title of Private. Stanley embarked on a ship for overseas service on the 17th of July 1918. He embarked on a Sydney ship named ‘HMAT Borda A30’ which was a troopship that carried many Australian soldiers into the battlefield. He fell ill with influenza while at sea and was admitted to the ship's hospital. Due to illness he did not see any active service before the war's end. However, he was involved with the clean-up in France after the war until July 22, 1919, when Stanley returned to Australia.
Stanley then carried on with his life, working as a clerk in Waverly, New South Wales. Stanley married Elizabeth Frances Spring in 1925. On the 3rd of April 1929, Stanley's wife gave birth to his fdaughter, Barbara Frances Kent. Stanley lived in New South Wales for the rest of his life and would later pass away on the 16th of June 1974 in Normanhurst.
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References:
Google Documents provided by STHS
"AWM Embarkation Roll: Stanley Laurence Bennett Kent." Australian War Memorial.
New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. "Birth Registration of Stanley Laurence Bennett Kent, 31 July 1899, Paddington, Sydney, NSW.”
National Archives of Australia. "Service Record of Stanley Laurence Bennett Kent, Private, 34th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force."
"Death Notice: Stanley Laurence Bennett Kent, 16 June 1974, Normanhurst, New South Wales, Australia."
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