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Stanley Edmund ACKLAND

Regimental number13976
Other NamesACLAND
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor mechanic
Address'Fernleigh', Hudson Street, Lewisham, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 3.25"
Weight115 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Hannah Elizabeth Ackland, 'Fernleigh,' Hudson Street, Lewisham, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date15 June 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentMotor Transport Driver
Unit nameSupply Column 3, Mechanical Transport Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/29/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 23 December 1916
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Mechanical Transport Company
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FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Discharge date23 October 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Married Ada Amelia WOOD, spinster, The Register Office, Birmingham, 23 August 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 20 December 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 23 October 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ACKLAND Stanley Edmund

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