| Regimental number | 2832 |
| Place of birth | Dundalk, Ireland |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Striker |
| Address | Plympton, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 5.75" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs J Stewart, Plympton PO, Plympton, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Senior Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
| Unit name | Mining Corps Reinforcements 1 - 3 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 16/7/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Tunnelling Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Jones spelt John |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Marched into Base Depot, Etaples, France, 1 June 1916. Attached for duty to 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, 25 June 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Tunnelling Company, 29 September 1916. Admitted to 26th Casualty Clearing Station, 7 February 1917 (influenza); transferred to Ambulance Train No 26, 9 February 1917; embarked for England, 13 February 1917; admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, 14 February 1917; discharged on furlough, 2 March 1917, to report to No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 17 March 1917. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, 19 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 14 April 1917; marched into Australian General Base Depot, 15 April 1917; marched out to 1st Anzac Entrenching Bn, 21 April 1917; marched into 1st Anzac Entrenching Bn, 21 April 1917. Proceeded to join unit, 1 May 1917; rejoined unit, 5 May 1917. Proceeded on leave to United Kingdom, 22 January 1918; rejoined unit, 6 February 1918. Wounded in action, France, 7 March 1918 (gassed); admitted to 149th Field Ambulance, 7 March 1918; transferred to 2nd Canadian General Hospital, Wimereux, 10 March 1918; to No 3 Convalescent Depot, Treport, 20 March 1918; discharged to Base Depot, 31 March 1918; marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, 1 April 1918; rejoined unit, 19 April 1918. Proceeded on leave, 22 January 1919; rejoined unit, 28 February 1919 (overstayed). Found guilty, 3 March 1919, of being absent without leave from 6 am, 12 February 1919, to 6 am, 23 February 1919: awarded 11 days’ Field Punishment No 2; forfeited a total of 22 days’ pay. To Hospital, 13 April 1919 (sick); admitted to B Division Australian Field Ambulance, 14 April 1919 (pleurodynia); transferred to 20th Casualty Clearing Station, 14 April 1919; discharged to duty, 18 April 1919; rejoined unit, 19 April 1919. Marched out to Base for return to Australia, 10 May 1919; embarked France, 16 May 1919; disembarked Southampton, England, 17 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT ‘Chemnitz’, 7 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 2 Sept 1919; discharged, 21 November 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Name recorded incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as William Jones STEWART. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, STEWART William John |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
