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Stanley John SAWYER

Place of birthWest Maitland New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMining engineer
AddressWest Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Sawyer, 10 Bourke Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 May 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameTunnelling Companies, October 1916 Reinforcements, Officers
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal RollTunnelling Companies Special Reinforcements
Fatenig No details enetered on Nominal
Medals

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the nights of 3rd-4th November, 1918, at Rejet de Beaulieu, where he was detailed to take charge of off-loading, assembling, and despatching to the canal the heavy steel joists and material for constructing a tank bridge. He carried on this work all night under heavy shelling, and so made the material avaialable at the bridge-head.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 30
Date: 25 March 1920

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