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BARKLA, Stanley Edgerton
| Service Number: | 2268 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Saddleworth, South Australia, Australia, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Saddleworth, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Waiter |
| Died: | 16 December 1937, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mitcham Cemetery, S.A. Portion D, Grave 259 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Holy Trinity Church WW1 Honour Board 2, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2268, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 9 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2268, 32nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2268, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2268, 32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jayden Dixon
Stanley Edgerton Barkla was born to his parents, Abraham and Maria Costine Barkla in Saddleworth, South Australia in 1876.
In 1894 when Stanley was 18 years old he passed the examination for the Civil Service cadetship, ranking 6th. He then went on to become a waiter until he was 39 years old when on the 6th of September 1915 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force or the AIF.
Stanley was 180 cm when he enrolled weighing 84 kilograms. He had a medium complexion with brown eyes and dark hair. He then became part of the 32nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement where he was ranked Private and embarked on the RMS Mongolia from Adelaide on March 9th, 1916. He then was appointed Acting Corporal on the 23rd of July, 1917 but then reverted back to his old rank of private on the 12th of September 1917. He then proceeded to France where on the 1st of November he fought his first battle.
A few months later in January of 1918 Stanley was admitted to the 5th Rest Division where he suffered from Neuralgia in the eyes, but later in the month he re-joined his battalion on the frontline. Later on May 4th Stanley was wounded in action from mustard gas burns, he was admitted to the 14th Australian Field Ambulance and transferred to the 61st Casualty Clearing Station. He was then transferred several more times from the 41st Stationary Hospital to the 3rd Australian General Hospital. On the 6th of May he was transferred to England and on the same day to the Whipps Cross War Hospital in Leytonstone.After some time he was relocated to the 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital where he was discharged.
On the 8th of October 1918 he joined the 32nd Battalion in France. On the 8th of May 1919 he then returned to Australia aboard the HT Devanah where he married his wife, Mary Barkla and later died on the 16th of December 1937 at 61 years old.
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