FALCONER  S.A.

Given Names:  Stanley Alexander

               

Service Number:  5938

Unit:  22nd Battalion, 16th reinforcements                                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  22921

 

Age:  26 Yrs  3 Mths

Occupation:  Draughtsman                                                                                             

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Presbyterian

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5¾ In                  

Weight:  127 Lbs

Chest:  32-34 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  22/3/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Ada Falconer

60 Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria                                                                              

Embarkation Date:  2/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Nestor A71

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Mahia    

Embarked:  4/6/1919                                 

Disembarked:  17/7/1919

Unit:  6th Brigade HQ                                                                                                                    

Rank:  Sergeant

Discharge Date:  29/8/1919                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  56047

Victory Medal:  54719

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1890

Place:  Malvern, Victoria                          

Father:  Neil FALCONER                         

Mother:  Annie YOUNGER

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1916     

Place:             

Spouse: Ada LESLIE

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 23/4/1949                          

Place: ,           

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 3/5/1917; gun shot wound, right leg

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Hawthorn West Presbyterian Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

Address on recruitment - Town Hall, Kew

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary