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John William STAINTON

Regimental number1730
Place of birthSedbergh England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCavendish, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Jane Stainton, High Hall Beck Farm, Killington, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmoreland, England
Enlistment date5 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death5 August 1970

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