1916 - WOUNDED - CORPORAL S. BLANNING.
Corporal Stanley Blanning son of Mrs W. B. Thomas, Gulgong, has been wounded in France.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 25 Aug 1916 Page 8
Corporal Stanley Blanning son of Mrs W. B. Thomas, Gulgong, has been wounded in France.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Fri 25 Aug 1916 Page 8
T.-cpl. STANLEY BLANNING, Gulgong (second occasion).
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Sat 2 Jun 1917 Page 16
1929 - Obituary - CORPORAL STAN. BLANNING.
1929 - Obituary - CORPORAL STAN. BLANNING.
Corporal Stan. Blanning, who was well known in Gulgong passed away early on Tuesday last, at the residence of his mother, Mrs. Amelia Thomas, Medley-street, Gulgong.
Corporal Blanning, who was 44 years of age enlisted during the early part of the great war, being in the second reinforcements, 18th Battalion, 6th Brigade. He claimed that he was among the last of the Australian soldiers at the evacuation of Gallipoli.
He was a native of Gulgong and enlisted there. Prior to enlisting Corporal Blanning was an employee of Jas. Loneragan (Gulgong) Co., and had also been in quite a number of country towns. For the past five years he had been living with his mother and had been suffering from the effects of war wounds and gas. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, a very impressive service being conducted at the graveside by Mr. J. New-Campbell, lay-reader of the Church of England, in the absence of the Rector, the Rev. L. V. Caldwell.
The coffin was enshrouded with the Union Jack, and returned soldiers acted as pall bearers. The Last Post was sounded by Pte. W. Allan. Deep sympathy is extended to the bereaved relatives.
Source: Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative (NSW : 1890 - 1954) Thu 21 Feb 1929 Page 11
MILITARY RECORD: Stanley Blanning
PARTICULARS OF SERVICE IN THE AIF IN CONNECTION WITH Ex No 1657 Cpl Stanley Blanning 8th Battalion
Headstone in Gulgong Cemetery
Source: Austcemindex
Source: Austcemindex
