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Stanley LEFEVRE

Regimental number781
Place of birthTasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressHigh Street, Ashburton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, James Lefevre, Pyengana, Tasmania
Enlistment date27 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentCSM (WO Class II)
Unit name39th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialHem Farm Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 2), Hem-Monacu, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Jessie LE FEVRE, Ashburton, Victoria. Spelt LE FEVRE
Medals

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry during an attack. He led his company with great skill and determination, despite the fact that he was almost totally incapacitated by gas. He set a splendid example of devotion to duty.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 4 March 1919

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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