Regimental number | 6337 |
Place of birth | Tyrendarra, Victoria |
School | Narrawong East State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Tyrendarra, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Previous military service | Served for six years in the Naval Military (Class A. Portland). |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 29), Bailleul, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary STANFORD, Tyrendarra, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 5406 Pte William STANFORD, 17th Bn, died of wounds, 13 March 1917; 648 Corporal Archibald John STANFORD, 1st Divisional Train, returned to Australia, 24 September 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |