AYOUB, Stanton
| Service Number: | 1161 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1161, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1161, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Runic, Sydney |
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published in 2017 - refer to pages 152 and 261. Prior to the war he was a horse driver of Coonamble NSW. He enlisted 5 June 1915 aged 19 years. He was serving with 1st Battalion, and awarded a Mention in Dispatch during the war. He was returned to Australia 20 Dec 1918
Submitted 7 January 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Private Stan Ayoub, a young Syrian from Coonamble, recently distinguished himself by saving a comrade who was drowning in the Suez Canal. A Sergeant Major writing of the incident says that the brave action was witnessed by about 200 men, all of whom felt that the deed was worthy of special recognition. It may be mentioned that quite a number of Syrians are serving with the Australian forces They bitterly hate the Turks, who have so grossly persecuted their people.
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