Stanford, Lawrence

Rootsweb ID: I239474 born Lawarance William STANFORD
born 25 May 1905 in Farina, South Australia
(SA Births 1842 - 1906 Book: 748 Page: 252 District: Fro.)
Father Henry STANFORD and Mother Sarah Stanford (nee HUMPHRYS),
lived at Wellington Road, Payneham, SA.
(4/4/1922 mother advised parents had separated)
1940 Lawrence lived with his mother at Colonel Light Gardens, SA.
Siblings:
b. 04/09/1891  Sarah Frances STANFORD  in Farina, SA
b. 15/11/1897  Henretta May STANFORD  in Farina, SA
b. 31/08/1901  John STANFORD  in Farina, SA
b. 25/05/1905  Lawarance William STANFORD  in Farina, SA
Sibling in service:
1062 Private Henry Max Stanford, in 43rd Battalion
13/12/1915   enlisted
9/6/1916       embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide onboard HMAT Afric A19
24/4/1917     killed in action at Oosthove Farm near Ploegsteert Wood, Belgium
 
Lawrence was described on enlisting as light brown hair; blue eyes;
Church of England
5/1/1940        enlisted into WWII at Colonel Light Gardens, SA
                     as a Private in 2/10th Australian Infantry Battalion
5/5/1940        embarked onboard  HMT X4 out of Sydney, NSW
18/6/1940      disembarked into Gourock, Scotland
17/11/1940     embarked onboard HMT L13 ex Glasgow, Scotland
31/12/1940     disembarked into Middle East
14/3/1941      detached for special duty with Lustre Force
28/3/1941      rejoined unit from Lustre Force
11/2/1942      embarked onboad HT Nieuwamsterdam from Middle East
21/2/1942       transhipped at Bombay to HMT Nevasa
29/3/1942       disembarked at 4MD
27/8/1942       killed in action
buried in:        Milne Bay War Cemetery A C 10
29/3/1946      exhumed and reburied in:
                     Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
                     Section A; Plot 2; Rpw B; Grave 15.
His name is commemorated on Panel 35 at the Australian War Memoria, Canberra, ACT.
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  10/10/2016.  Lest we forget.