| Regimental number | 126 |
| Place of birth | Gravesend, Kent, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Attendant |
| Address | Hospital, Morrisett, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | C Ashdown, 11 Darnley Street, Gravesend, Kent, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Appointed Lance Corporal, 23 June 1915; reverted to Private at own request, same day. Detached for duty on board HT 'Somali', Mudros to Malta, date not recorded (Officer's batman). Taken on strength, 1st Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, from 27th Draft from England, 16 April 1916. Transferred to 55th Bn, and taken on strength, Ferry {ost, 21 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left ring finger), and admitted to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, and then to Ambulance Train; transferred to No 3 Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne; to England, 22 July 1916, and admitted to St John's Hospital, Hastings, affiliated with Pavilion Hospital, Brighton; transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 21 September 1916; discharged, 23 September 1916; granted furlough, 26 September 1916. Marched in to No 3 Command Depot, Bovington Camp, 13 October 1916. Marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 24 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 May 1917; rejoined 55th Bn, in the field, 12 June 1917. Detached to D Promoted Corporal, 23 July 1917. Detached to 1st Anzac Infantry School, 25 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 30 September 1917. Detached to 5th Division Headquarters (Officers' Club), 3 February 1918; rejoined Bn, 16 February 1918. On leave, 4 March 1918; rejoined Bn from leave, 22 March 1918. Detached to Brigade School, 16 June 1918. Admitted to 15th Australian field Ambulance while at School, 7 July 1918, and transferred to 12th Casualty Clearing Station (originally diagnosed venereal); transferred to Ambulance Train, 11 July 1918; admitted to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 16 July 1918; discharged to Base Depot, Havre, 16 August 1918 (balantitis, not venereal); rejoined Bn, in the field, 27 August 1918. Commenced return to Australia (special 12914 leave) from Southampton on board HT 'Durham', 23 October 1918; disembarked Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney, 24 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 22 February 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | One of 29 male staff from the Morisset Mental Hospital who enlisted for service overseas. Their names are listed on a Honour Board in the recreation hall, Morisset Hospital. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ASHDOWN Stanley Alfred |
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