Regimental number | 1614 |
Place of birth | Clifton, Somerset, England |
School | Sussex Street, Wilfrids, Haywards Heath, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cabinet maker |
Address | 90 Doncaster Avenue, Kensington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Grace Staples, 1 St John's Mews, First Avenue, Hove, Sussex, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Namps-Au-Val British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 23), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert Jonas and Elizabeth Grace STAPLES, 7 South Cliff Garage, Silverdale Road, Eastbourne, England. Native of Clifton, England |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On the night of 16th September, 1916, during a raid on the enemy trenches by a party of the 30th Battalion, 8th Infantry Brigade, Lance Corporal STAPLES, who was in charge of a Scouting party, went out before our artillery bombardment and cleared away a quantity of wire so as to give our raiding party a clear approach. For several nights prior to the raid Lance Corporal STAPLES too his Scouts out over "NO MAN'S LAND", reconnoitring the ground, frequently entering the enemy's wire and approaching closely his parapet.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |