| Regimental number | 136 |
| Place of birth | Booleroo Centre, South Australia |
| Other Names | Stanley Loughurst |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Motor mechanic |
| Address | Pol Tollock Station, via Milang, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 158 lbs |
| Next of kin | J.H. Farrell, Pol Tollock Station, via Milang, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 615 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Motor Transport Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 14177 Sapper Lindsay John FARRELL, Motor Transport Section, returned to Australia, 12 March 1920; 8778 Driver Herbert Leonard FARRELL, Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 22 November 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, England, France (post-Armistice) Examined on board troopship, 30 October 1914; found to be suffering from primary syphilis; discharge recommended. Attached to 13th Light Horse Regiment, 12 February 1915. Transferred to Army Service Corps Motor Transport Section, 1 October 1915, renumbered 15 and mustered as Driver. Joined Motor Transport Section, Gamrah, 31 December 1915. Promoted Corporal, 8 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 11 May 1916; taken on strength, Australian Motor Transport Section, Chelsea, England, 12 August 1916. Appointed Cadet, 4 October 1917; transferred to Australian Flying Corps Administrative Headquarters, 5 October 1917. Posted to Royal Air Force Armament School, Uxbridge, 27 April 1918. Taken on strength, 6th Training Squadron, 31 May 1918. Marched out (Corporal Cadet) to Australian Flying Corps Depot, Wendover, 28 August 1918. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 6 September 1918; discharged to Convalescent Training Depot, Parkhouse, 5 October 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 30 days. Relinquished appointment as Cadet, 24 September 1918, and struck off strength of AFC. Transferred to AASC, Motor Transport Section, Parkhouse, 9 November 1918; taken on strength, Australian Motor Transport Section, Chelsea, 13 November 1918. Marched out to AASC Training Depot, Tidworth, 22 November 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 November 1918; taken on strength, 4th Motor Transport Company, in the field, 9 December 1918. Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 14 January 1919. Attached for duty to 12th Field Ambulance, 16 January 1919. Promoted Sergeant, 22 March 1919. Transferred to 3rd Motor Transport Company, 3 June 1919. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 18 June 1919. Granted leave with pay and subsistence (Non-Military Employment: motor engineering), 10 July-10 October 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Devon', 8 October 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 24 November 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 8 December 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FARRELL Stanley Longhurst |
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