Regimental number | 3834 |
Place of birth | Warwick, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Student |
Address | Gatton College, Gatton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.9 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 126 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Samuel Hannaford, 'Utopia', Stanthorpe, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the 11th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Gatton College, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Originally enlisted 28 August 1914; discharged by Special Authority, 8 September 1914. Re-enlisted, 13 September 1915. War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 49th Bn, Serapeum, 2 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 12 June 1916. detached to Lewis Gun School of Instruction, 22 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 5 August 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 5 October 1917. Wounded in action, 24 April 1918 (wounds, left hand); admitted to 47th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 April 1918; transferred by Ambulance Train No 23 to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 26 April 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, 5 May 1918; to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Havre, 9 May 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 18 June 1918. Detached to Brigade Baths duty, 31 July 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 1 September 1918. Wounded in action (second occasion), 16 September 1918 (gassed), and admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to Casualty Clearing Station; to 9th General Hospital, Rouen, 18 September 1918; to England, 21 September 1918, and admitted to Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, 23 September 1918; to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 17 October 1918; discharged on furlough, 21 October 1918, to report to No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 4 November 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 18 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 5 February 1919, to await first available transport to Queensland; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 3 April 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HANNAFORD Stanley Devine |