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STANTON, Francis Theodore
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 401, 2952 |
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Enlisted: | 26 May 1916, Meangle Park, NSW |
Last Rank: | Trooper |
Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Strathalbyn, South Australia, 28 October 1879 |
Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Prince Alfred College, Adelaide. South Australia |
Occupation: | Island Planter and Trader |
Died: | Died of wounds, Egypt, 11 January 1917, aged 37 years |
Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery F 320 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown and District Boer War Honour Board, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour |
Service History
Boer War Service
1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Trooper, 401, 5th South Australian Imperial Bushmen |
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World War 1 Service
26 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2952, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Meangle Park, NSW | |
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19 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2952, 1st Light Horse Regiment, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2952, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
11 Jan 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 2952, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2952 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-01-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Eldest son of William STANTON and Clara Bertha Mathilda nee KNEESE, Grant Avenue, Toorak, SA
Husband of Eleanor Augusta STANTON, 21 Lavender Street, North Sydney, NSW
Also known as Frederick
Pte. Francis Theodore Stanton, of the fifth South Australian Contingent (Boer War) has been severely wounded at Honing Spruit. - April 1901