Ward, Stanley Arthur
SURNAME
Ward
NAME
Stanley Arthur
PLACE OF BIRTH
Glastonbury, England
OCCUPATION
Farmer
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
Port Douglas
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
9-01-15
NEXT OF KIN
R Ward(father), Somerset, England
LINK TO DOUGLAS SHIRE
Enlisted Port Douglas
REGIMENT 1
Special units
RANK
Driver
CAMPAIGN 1
Western Front
DATE DISCHARGED
28-04-19
OTHER INFORMATION
17th Australian Army Service Corps A. Awarded the 14/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal.
STORY OUTLINE
Stanley Arthur Ward, who had immigrated from England, enlisted at Port Douglas in January 1915, occupation farmer.
He served mainly with the 17th Australian Army Service Corps as a Driver, although he had short detachments to the 25th Battalion. He was hospitalised for a time in June 1917 but saw the war through and marched out of France on 13 February 1919.
On 13 April 1919 he embarked for Australia on the Castalia.
On return to Mossman he was welcomed home by the 'Mossman Welcome Home Club' along with six other Diggers.
However, records show that by 1936, Stanley Ward was a resident of Kansas City, USA.
SERVICE NO
6569
