Stanley G. Halford

History

Stanley Gordon Halford was born in Ballarat on 17 May 1897. His mother, Annie Halford, was unmarried. Stanley was rasied at the Canadian Home in Ballarat. While still officially 17 years of aged Stanley Halford enlisted for service during World War One and given the regimental number 860. He served at Gallipoli and in France.

During the Battle of Pozieres, Stanley Halford's 21st Battalion was moved to Albert on 26 July. On 30 July he suffered a shrapnel wound to his chest, and was hospitalised until 18 August 1916. On 05 November in the Flers Sector Stanley was hit in the upper arm, and he was sent to England to recover. He returned to the 21st Battalion on 21 August 2017.

Due to insufficient numbers the 21st Battalion was disbanded on 13 October 1917, Stanley Halford was transferred to the 24th Battalion. He survived the war, but on 2 January 1919, at Nalinnes in Belgium, he applied for a discharge in the United Kingdom. He was given leave to England, and it was there, at the Parish Church of St John’s in Weymouth, that he married Cordelia Barratt on 12 March 1919. He was discharged from the AIF in England on 13 December 1919.

Legacy

The World War One service of Stanley Halford is recognised on the Ballarat Avenue of Honour. A tree was planted in his honour by Miss B. Walters on 02 June 1917.

Family

The children of Stanley and Cordelia Halford were:

1. Margaret Ada (Peggy) Halford (b. Weymouth, England, 19 January 1920)

2. Jack Lovell Halford (B. 15 January 1921)

3. Frederick Gordon (19 June 1924)

4. Patricia Penelope Halford (b. Coldharbour, England, 6 August 1926)

5. Gwendoline Halford (b. 1937, Wareham, England

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--Beth Kicinski 09:43, 23 August 2013 (EST)