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Stanley PITCHFORD

Regimental number1050
Place of birthGladstone, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressGladstone, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Pitchford, Gladstone, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 September 1914
Place of enlistmentPontville, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
Promotions

FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Florence PITCHFORD
Discharge date25 February 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Lyttleton', 1 November 1918; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 25 February 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death4 October 1923
Age at death30
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, PITCHFORD Stanley

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