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Stenning-W-G-Pte-2035

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Stenning W G Pte 2035 William George 7 Inf Bn 36 Painter Married C of E

Address: South Yarra, Clara St, 58

Next of Kin: Stenning, A, Mrs, 58 Clara St, South Yarra

Enlisted: 12 Jan 1915

Embarked: A20 Hororata 17 Apr 1915

born Moonee Ponds

Australian War Memorial Collection

A two page letter written by 2035 Private William (Bill) Stenning, 7 Battalion, to his sister Mary Jane Stenning, on 15 October 1915 from Sarpi in the Dardanelles. The letter describes the violence of the Battle of Lone Pine and the terrible wounds inflicted on the men. PR05418

http://www.awm.gov.au/view/collection/item/PR05418/