Stanley, Charles Herbert (Charlie)
[SS "Koombana": list of crew as per copy of Articles at shipping office, Fremantle, Adelaide Steamship Company, April 1912. provided to the author by Jean Northover, City Beach, Western Australia]
THE CREW AGE BIRTHPLACE
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C. Stanley, A.B. 32 London
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["No News of the Koombana", The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), Sunday 31 March 1912, page 1]
OFFICERS AND CREW
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Charlie Stanley, one of the A.B.'s, was at one time in the United States Navy, and came here from Canada. He worked for a long time on the Fremantle wharf.
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["Story of the Koombana", The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), Sunday 31 March 1912, page 12]
"P. Clinton, F. Wilson, H. B. Rea, C. Stanley, T. McDonnell, William A. Farnell, W. Carton, M. Ryan, M. Dwyer, P. Jenkins, J. McGuckin and F. Gunning, A.B.'s"
["The Crew", The West Australian, Wednesday 03 April 1912, page 7]
The following is the complete crew which left with the vessel, according to the records in the Adelaide Co.'s office:--
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P. C. Clinton, F. Wilson, H. B. Rea, C. Stanley, T. McDonnell, William. A. Farrell, W. Carton, M. Ryan, M. Dwyer, P. Jenkins, J McGuckin, and F. Gunning, A.B.'s.
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There is no C. Stanley on this later, more detailed listing of the able seamen.
["The Koombana", The West Australian, Friday 12 April 1912, page 7]
OFFICIAL LIST OF CREW
The following official list of the names of the crew who signed on the s.s. Koombana's articles and who were supposed to have gone in the vessel is supplied by the Shipping Master of Fremantle (Captain T. W. Smith). The age, birthplace, and capacity of each member is given:--
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P. Clinton, 31, Drogheda, able seaman;
F. Wilson, 36, South Shields(?), able seaman;
H. A. Rea, 34, London, able seaman;
T. McDonnell, 33, Dublin, able seaman;
William A. Farnell, 33, London, able seaman;
W. Carton, 36, Liverpool, able seaman;
M. Ryan (or Heffernan), 34, Bristol, able seaman;
M. Dwyer, 25, Dungarvon, able seaman;
P. Jenkins, 25, Stirling, able seaman;
J. McGluckin, 35, Harrington, able seaman;
F. Gunning, 32, Bristol, able seaman;
S. E. Stewart, 18, London, ordinary seaman;
F. Herbert, 18, Victoria, ordinary seaman;
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[Agreement and Account of Crew, s.s. Koombana, August 1911 - March 1912, Harbour and Lights Department, Western Australia. State Records Office of Western Australia, Consignment 1056 Item 301]
The register indicates that Charlie Stanley, 28, London, A.B., joined Koombana from HMS Encounter on 8 Feb. 1912.
["Port Paragraphs", The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), Sunday 31 March 1912, page 15]
Port Paragraphs
By "The Pagan."
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Many of those who are on the boat which has been reported missing are well known in this town. Charlie Stanley, one of the able-bodied seamen, used to be employed on the wharf and at one time was in the U.S.A. Navy. Charlie was a well-known figure at the Port, and so was Charlie Walker, a South Fremantle identity, who acted as the ship's butcher. Another of those who missed the boat was a son of Charlie May, a well-known jeweller. May, jun., decided that he had had enough of the sea, and went on the land instead. Captain Pearson, who is also on the boat, wherever she is, was for years a sea captain, and his face was as familiar to us Portonians as the town clock.
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[Wreck of the KOOMBANA - letters re men's estates, Correspondence between the office of the Chief Harbourmaster, Fremantle, and the families of lost crewmembers, Harbour and Lights Department, 1912. State Records Office of Western Australia, AN16/5 Cons 1056 Item 062]
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No 790394 Pte C. Stanley.
131st Battalion C.E.7
New Westminster. B.C.
Canada.
22/1/16.
J. W. Smith Esq.
Shipping Master.
Freemantle. Australia.
Dear Sir/
Your favor of 19th Nov. 1915 duly
to hand.
I forwarded full particulars of my identity as
next of kin to Chas H. Stanley, who lost his life
on "S. S." Koombana, in March 1912, to the Testator
of Intestate Estates, Perth. Australia, and am
now enclosing a sworn statement that I am the
brother of, & only heir to the abovementioned deceased,
which I trust will be sufficient to establish my
claim to his estate.
My brother, Charles Herbert Stanley, was
born on 21st April 1880, at Brixlore?, Surrey,
joined the Royal Navy on 22nd Aug 1895, & took his
discharge from the H. M. S. Encounter on 6th May
1910, at Freemantle, Australia. His address
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Bank draft from National Bank of Australasia
to Canadian Bank of Commerce
for Six pounds five shillings and elevenpence.
[Wreck of the KOOMBANA - letters re men's estates, Correspondence between the office of the Chief Harbourmaster, Fremantle, and the families of lost crewmembers, Harbour and Lights Department, 1912. State Records Office of Western Australia, AN16/5 Cons 1056 Item 062]
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Re. Charles Herbert Stanley deceased.
I, Claude Stanly of Milner in the Province of British
Columbia, now serving with the 131st. Battalion C.E.F.
do make oath and swear:-
(1) That I am the elder brother and only surviving
Relative of Charles Herbert Stanley of Freemantle
Western Australia.
(2) That the said Charles Herbert Stanley was not married
(3) That the said Charles Herbert Stanley lost his life
on S.S. Koombana of the Adelaide S.S. Company, which
ship was lost with all hands in March 1912.
(4) That I am the next of kin and legal heir of the said
Charles Herbert Stanley.
[signed] Claude Stanley
Sworn before me at New Westminster, Province of
British Columbia this 24th. Day of January 1916.
[signed] B. G. Walker
Captain & Quartermaster 131st Battalion
C. E. F.
Justice of the Peace in and for the Province of
British Columbia.
[Wreck of the KOOMBANA - letters re men's estates, Correspondence between the office of the Chief Harbourmaster, Fremantle, and the families of lost crewmembers, Harbour and Lights Department, 1912. State Records Office of Western Australia, AN16/5 Cons 1056 Item 062]
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[date unclear, but stamped as received 8.11.15]
The Manager
Adelaide Steamship Co
Dear Sir/
With reference to the lost
of the SS Koombana in 1912 whereby
my brother Charles. H. Stanley lost his
life. I understand that your Co. owes
this estate the sum of £6.8.0 wages
due which the Curator of intestate
estates Perth informs me is pay-
able by the shipping master. If I
am incorrect in supposing him to
mean your Co. you would greatly
oblidge me by forwarding this letter
to the proper quarter. for identification
purposes my signature could be
referred to Curator of Intestate Estates
Supreme Court Perth who will satis-
fy you. I am the sole heir of
the deceased. An early reply will
oblidge/
Yours truly
Claude Stanley
Milner P.C. B.C.
[Wreck of the KOOMBANA - letters re men's estates, Correspondence between the office of the Chief Harbourmaster, Fremantle, and the families of lost crewmembers, Harbour and Lights Department, 1912. State Records Office of Western Australia, AN16/5 Cons 1056 Item 062]
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Claude Stanley sends a receipt for wages received.
RECEIVED from N. M. Matheson, Shipping Master of the Port of
New Westminster, B. C., DRAFT on the Canadian Bank of Commerce at
New Westminster, B. C., value Six pounds, five shillings and eleven-
pence (6. 5. 11), being amount received form Thos. W. Smith, Shipping
Master of Fremantle, Western Australia.
[signed] Pte Claude Stanley
Reg No. 790394 Batt 131st
New Westminster
B. C.
[stamped] "Customs Canada May 26 1916"
