Name
Stanley Ironmonger
7/05/1893
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
29/10/1917
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lance Corporal
4815
Australian Division
1st HQ
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
RAMPARTS CEMETERY, LILLE GATE
B. 11.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
He has no family inscription on his Headstone.
UK & Other Memorials
St Thomas' Mission Hall, Green Tye, St Thomas' Church Memorial, Perry Green, Much Hadham Village Memorial, St Andrew’s Church Memorial, Much Hadham, Stone Bench Plaque, Much Hadham, Congregational Church Memorial, Hadham Cross
Pre War
Stanley Ironmonger was born on 7th May 1893 in Luton, Bedfordshire son of James and Georgina (nee Scrivener) Ironmonger.
In 1901 and 1911 he was living and working with his uncle Arthur Scrivener, who brought him up, in Grudd’s Farm, Much Hadham. Arthur was later listed as Stanley’s next of kin.
He sailed for Sydney, Australia on the Orsova on 22 Nov 1912 when he was 19. He intended to live there and worked as a locomotive fireman on the Waterfall to Sydney railway.
He enlisted in Casula, New South Wales, on the 29th November 1915.
Wartime Service
He arrived in Egypt on the Star of England on 11/4/1916. Transferring to the 4th Training Battalion in Tel-el-Kebir (16/11/1916). Between the 4th and 11th June 1916, as part of the C O Troops “Scotian”, he travelled from Alexandia to Marseilles. On the 19/8/1916 he was detached for duty with the C E 1st Anzac in the field and then attached to their headquarters (10/11/1916), then transferred to them (1/9/1917) and made Lance Corporal.
He was in Belgium by the 29/10/1917 when he was killed in action and buried on the same day.
Additional Information
His Will, written 16/11/1915, left Elizabeth (wife of Arthur Scrivener) £100; Georgina Wood (his mother re-married?) £100 and any accrued pay from the Railway Dept. NSW to Mrs Bray, 5 Fitzroy Street, Newton and the remainder of his estate to Emma Dixon. His service record is available to view on the Australian Nation Archives web site. www.naa.gov.au
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Malcolm Lennox, “Lest We Forget – Much Hadham 1914-18” by Richard Maddams (Much Hadham Forge Museum)Jonty Wild
