Stanley Dunstan (SN 14462) born in Ballarat was a 26 year old bootmaker when he enlisted in Melbourne on October 9th 1916. Assigned to the 1st Division Supply Column he embarked from Melbourne aboard the Ascanius on May 11th 1917. In early August, soon after arriving in England, he was admitted to hospital suffering from appendicitis. In February 1918 he moved to France attached to the 1st Australian Siege Brigade Ammunition Column. He was wounded in action on September 10th but he was able to remain on duty. Two weeks later however he was hospitalised again due to illness, and subsequently invalided to the Ontario Military Hospital in Kent where he was listed as dangerously ill suffering from ‘abdominal adhesions'. He did not return to the battle front but returned to Australia on the Delta, disembarking at Melbourne on March 10th 1919 and was discharged on April 9th
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His brother William also served in the AIF and is honoured with a tree in the Avenue.