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William John STINSON

Regimental number1242
Place of birthCowra, New South Wales
SchoolConvent (Catholic) School, Cowra, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSalesman
Address415 Riley Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs Phoebe Stinson, 415 Riley Street, Surry Hills, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name36th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 4), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
127
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth STINSON, 408 Cleveland Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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