Regimental number | 830 |
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
School | Perth Boys' School; Simon Langton School, Canterbury, Kent, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Northam, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 11" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, W J Stables, Northam, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 34), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 64 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Owen Pennell and Margaret STABLES. Native of Perth, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: Captain Wilfred James STABLES, 44th Bn, returned to Australia, 5 March 1920. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 2 March 1915. Reported wounded and missing, 25 April 1915. Court of Enquiry, held at Fletre, France, 10 April 1916, declated fate to be 'Killed in Action, 25 April 1915'. Statement, Red Cross File No 2600302D, 827 Pte H.A. STEVENS, A Company, 11th Bn (patient, 26th General Hospital, Etaples), 22 May 1916: 'Witness saw Stables lying on the beach at Anzac on the day of the landing. He was lying on his stomach, having been shot through the back. Witness saw him only in passing. He appeared to be badly wounded ... Witness has not seen or heard of him since.' Second statement, 776 Pte H. EMMOT, 11th Bn, 24 November 1916: 'It has been reported that he died on hospital ship, between Peninsula and Alexandria.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STABLES Edward Pennell
Red Cross File no 2600302D |