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Stanley Martin VOAKE

Regimental number2716
Date of birth6 April 1895
Place of birthNorth Carlton, Victoria
ReligionCongregational
OccupationPainter
AddressCoburg, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.3
Height5' 3.25"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinGuardian, Mrs I Voake , 59 Sydney Road, Coburg, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on 15 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date16 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, 26 July 1916 (gun shot wound, right arm).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Leicestershire', 9 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 16 May 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 October 1964
Age at death69
Place of burialFawkner Memorial Park, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, VOAKE Stanley Martin

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