| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Perth Western Australia |
| School | Central State School; Scotch College, Perth, Western Australia |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, Godfrey Chippendale Stables, Commonwealth Bank, Perth, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of chest measurement) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 44th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Qualified for appointment as 2nd Lieutenant, Duntroon, 17 April 1916. |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 830 Pte Edward Pennell STABLES, 11th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915. |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 6 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 21 July 1916. On Command, School of Instruction, 31 July 1916; rejoined Bn, Larkhill, 29 September 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 25 November 1916. Promoted Lieutenant, 15 November 1916. Admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 February 1917 (mumps), and transferred to Isolation Hospital; to 1st Casualty Clearing Station, 5 February 1917; discharged to duty, 13 February 1917. Detached to 3rd Division School, 15 April 1917; rejoined Bn from detachment, 22 April 1917. Marched in to 2nd Army Corps School as Bombing Instructor, 11 September 1917. Appointed Captain, 4 November 1917. Proceeded to England, 15 November 1917, to report to GHQ Home Forces, Horse Guards. On leave from Eastern Command Bombing School to attend a course at Chelsea Barracks, 15-29 March 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 30 March 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 12 April 1918. Wounded in action, 4 July 1918 (gun shot wound, right foot), and admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, transferred to 5th Casualty Clearing Station, and thence to Ambulance Train No 1; admitted to 8th General Hospital, Rouen, 5 July 1918; transferred to England, 7 July 1918, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 8 July 1918; discharged to Overseas Training Brigade, 13 September 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 24 September 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 1 October 1918. Detached for duty with Demobilisation Department, London, 12 January 1919. Admitted to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 16 May 1919 (pneumonia); discharged to duty, 13 June 1919. Married H.M.B.H. SHEPHERD, spinster, aged 24, St Matthew's Anglican Church, Westminster, 5 November 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 5 March 1920; disembarked Fremantle, 13 April 1920; appointment terminated (discharged), Perth, 15 July 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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