Addison, Stanley Simpson

Book of Remembrance entry

Declared medically unfit to enlist in 1914, Stanley Addison joined the Australian Branch of the British Red Cross Society in October 1915, and was among those selected and trained to inquire after missing soldiers. He served on Lemnos, at Gallipoli, in Egypt and France, and was mentioned in dispatches.In March 1918 Addison was commissioned temporary sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Briefly attached to the personal staff of his former 'chief' Bragg (then Professor of Physics at University College, London) Addison was directly involved in setting up bases for hydrophone-equipped patrol boats. Invalided from the navy in October 1918, he joined the staff of Professor (Sir) Henry Barraclough and helped to oversee the welfare of some five thousand Australian munitions workers in Britain. While assisting with their repatriation, Addison was transferred in 1919 to the Department of Defence, Melbourne. From ADB entry

TIMELINE

1880

Birth in Aldinga -- SA, Australia 14 October 1880
1890

Early education at Aldinga Primary School, Aldinga, SA, Australia 1890
1901

Workshop Assistant at South Australia -- SA, Australia 1901
1908

Tertiary education at Adelaide University, South Australia, SA, Australia 1908
1908

General Secretary at Salisbury -- SA, Australia 1908
1915

Military service at Lemnos --, Greece 1915
1917

Married Vera Minnie Staley 8 Jan 1917 at Brondesbury [ Middlesex England ]
1918

Military service as Sub-Lieutenant at London -University College London-, England 1918
1918

Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on 1918
1919

Administrator at Melbourne -- VIC, Australia 1919
1920

Military award: O.B.E. on 1920
1920

Assistant Registrar at Parkville -University of Melbourne- VIC, Australia 1920
1920

Book Publisher at Melbourne -- VIC, Australia 1920
1920

Appointed O.B.E. Order British Empire 1920
1972

Death in Balwyn -- VIC, Australia 1 January 1972

Gender

Male

From the archives

Newspaper Article - brief biography of S S Addison [ jpg ]

Letter from S S Addison to Registrar, Adelaide University (Part 1) [ jpg ]

Letter from S S Addison to the Adelaide University Registar (Part 2) [ jpg ]

SS Addison back row, far left - Photo Of Participants, Conference Of Australian Universities, 1924 [ jpg ]

Unless otherwise noted, these photographs, War Service Records, letters, diaries and cards were sent to the University by family and friends during and after World War One. If you have any material to add, please see our contribute page.