STELLING, Gustav
| Service Number: | 1960 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 28 October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kensington State school |
| Occupation: | Process Engraver (photography) |
| Died: | Asphyxiated by gases caused by an explosion of our own mine, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 October 1915, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1960, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1960, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1960, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1960, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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"DIED FOR HIS COUNTRY
Word has been received that Acting-Corporal Gustav Stelling was killed in action on October 29th. This young lad was the son of Mr. Gus. W. J. Stelling, of 11 Carlyle street, Essendon, and was killed the day after his 20th birthday. He was born at Ballarat, and educated at Kensington State school, where he was well known. On the announcement of his death on Monday morning, the schoolmaster, Mr. Morrison, assembled the children announced his death, and addressed the scholars. Stelling was connected with the Flemington Presbyterian Church and Sunday School for many years; and last Easter competed in the athletic events held at Kyneton for the Presbyterian Church Union of Victoria banner. He was first connected with the Boy Scouts, then with the State School voluntary cadets up to the Citizen Forces. As a member of the Essendon Rifles, he won a medal in the Commonwealth Competition. In business, he was apprenticed to the photo process engraving at Messrs. Prebble and James. The indentures were cancelled to enable him to enlist on June 18th. He sailed for the front on August 26th, and just two months later the news of his death came through." - from the Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter 18 Nov 1915 (nla.gov.au)
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