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STANDISH, Alfred James
| Service Number: | 12766 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Thebarton, South Australia, Australia, August 1895 |
| Home Town: | Thebarton (Southwark), City of West Torrens, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Thebarton, South Australia, 17 June 1965, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12766, 11th Field Ambulance | |
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| 31 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 12766, 11th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 12766, 11th Field Ambulance, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide |
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Alfred James STANDISH
Alfred James Standish does not have an exact date of birth, however there is an estimate as to when he was born. He enlisted to fight in World War 1 on 15th January, 1916. In this agreement it was stated that he was 20 5/12 months old. This means that he was born July-August 1895. His place of birth was Thebarton, South Australia. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs Catherine Jane Standish. He was a Methodist Christian and both a butcher and a horse driver before the war. He lived on Ross Street, Henley Park, Thebarton, SA. He was not married and served as an 11th Field Ambulance. He embarked on 31st May, 1916 on board HMAT A29 Suevic, which was in fact a steamship used primarily for military journeys and food exportation during WW1.
On 28th August, 1917, the Australian Imperial Force sent a letter to Mrs Standish regretfully informing her that Private A. J. Standish was admitted to the Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom, England, on 20th August, 1917, suffering from trench fever. Alfred also suffered from tachycardia, an official disability and a serious heart condition. Alfred Standish believed that it was caused by active service. The condition was obtained in Étaples, France. The maximum duration of the Tachycardia would be 6 months. He had a dental class B. However, the soldier also had experience with complications such as tonsillitis and a kick in the abdomen, all occurring shortly after he began to serve the country in the war.
During the time of his suffering from the trench fever, Mr. Standish reported having pains in the right shoulder, knees and shins. He also suffered from occasional headaches and breathlessness.
He embarked from England for home on 13th April, 1918, the reason for this being that he was medically unfit (not due to misconduct). His total service in WW1 was 2 years, 176 days. His service abroad was 1 year, 318 days. There are no records of Standish contacting his mother during the troubled times of the war.
In the late 1940s he was involved in trotting, working as clerk of the course. He sadly died on 17th June, 1965.
Unfortunately, the exact details of the death of Alfred James Standish were not uncovered.
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