Regimental number | 183 |
Place of birth | Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | St Joseph's (Catholic) School, Woollahra, and M.B.H.S. St Mary's Cathedral, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Tram employee |
Address | Allan Street, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, William J Stinson, 126 Underwood Street, Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
He was one of the first casualties in Carmichael's Riflesmen's Thousand, being with three others, members of a machine gun crew, blown up in a very severe bombardment by the enemy 22/1/1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 26), Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 127 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William John and Katherine STINSON, 32 Phillip Street, Redfern, Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 527 Pte Alexander STINSON, 1st Light Horse Regiment, died of wounds, 19 May 1915; 5644 Pte Leo Ambrose STINSON, 29th Bn, returned to Australia, 26 September 1917; Brother: W.J. STINSON gained distinction for Home Service as Machine Gun Instructor.~ |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |