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William Edward STANTON

Regimental number505
Place of birthGeorge Town Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressGeorgetown, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Edward Stanton, Georgetown, Tasmania
Enlistment date2 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 July 1917
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row T, Grave No. 5), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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