The AIF Project

Albert Edward STAPLETON

Regimental number3440
Place of birthFinchley, Middlesex, London
SchoolSaint Mary's (Catholic), Finchley, London
Age on arrival in Australia25
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationNurseryman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinMother, Mrs. E. Stapleton, Oakfield Road, Long Lane, Finchley, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 13 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death32
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 9), Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.