Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Stanton, William Edward

Born 21^st. April 1896 George Town Tasmania to Edward Thomas and Alice Maud Stanton (nee Burgess) a labourer who embarked Hobart 1^st July 1916 on board “HMAT Berrima” with the 40^th Infantry Battalion

He received gun shot wounds to both legs and died of these injuries 12^th July 1917 in the 2^nd Casualty Clearing Station and was buried in the Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France.

Mr Thomas Stanton, George Town father of the late Pte W E Stanton has received the following letter from the Reverend G Kennedy Tucker Church of England chaplain France referring to the death of his son

“It is with deepest sorrow that I have to inform you of the sad though glorious death of your son (Private W E Stanton). Will you accept my very sincere sympathy for you in your great bereavement? He was brought into the 2^nd Casualty Clearing Station France today suffering from wounds in the legs and arms received in action. Although everything possible was done for him he passed away very soon after admission. He was unconscious all the time and you will be glad to hear the end was very peaceful. He was laid to rest in the little cemetery nearby. A cross will be erected over the grave. I know how keenly you will feel his loss but you will be cheered by the thought that your son died doing his duty and did it well. He has given his life, it is true, but only to gain a higher one, which will last forever”

The Weekly Courier 20^th September 1917

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