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Stanley EXETER

Regimental number20509
Date of birth7 December 1896
Place of birthPerth, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMechanic
AddressLeederville, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 10"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, Frank Exeter, 44 Woolwick Street, Leederville, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the 35th Field Company Army Engineers, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date30 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 May 1917
Place of enlistmentFremantle, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameDivisional Signal Company 4, Reinforcement 18
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/14/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Divisional Signal Company
FateReturned to Australia 12 July 1919
Discharge date9 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 12 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 9 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W80115.
Date of death18 April 1949
Age at death52
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, EXETER Stanley

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