George Seymour Stanley, SN 1120A, Service Record

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NameGeorge Seymour Stanley, SN 1120A, Service RecordBiographyDate of Birth: 25 September 1893, Strathpine (Qld.)
Date of Death: 10 October 1917, Polygon Woods, Ypres, Belgium
Buried: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium, Memorial Lawnton Cemetery, Queensland
George's parents were Thomas Stanley and Mary Ann Dooner. The Stanley family came to Strathpine in the 1800s. George was just five years old when his father passed away in 1898, his mother Mary Ann was left to raise him and five older siblings alone. George enlisted on 26 February 1916 in Brisbane. His unit embarked from Sydney on HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916. George was killed in action aged 23. Interviews conducted by the Red Cross with men in hospital and returning on ships in 1919 indicate that an artillery shell made a direct hit on the trench occupied by George and several other men.Date01 January 1914 - 31 December 1920CustodianNational Archives of Australia - 01 Feb 1998 - PresentLocation of originalsOriginals held by the National Archives of Australia - NAA: B2455, STANLEY GEORGE SEYMOURLanguageEnglishOriginal formatLink to external source : Paper files and documents

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National Archives Australia linkNAA: B2455, STANLEY GEORGE SEYMOUR

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Reference numberNAA: B2455, STANLEY GEORGE SEYMOUR

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CollectionMoreton Bay Region World War I Service Personnel

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PlaceStrathpine (Qld.)Polygon Wood (Zonnebeke, Belgium)PersonStanley, George Seymour, 1893 - 1917OrganisationAustralia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)EventWorld War 1 (WWI) (1914-1918)Subject (keywords)World War, 1914-1918

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George Seymour Stanley, SN 1120A, Service Record