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Ernest Henry STONE

Regimental number989
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Stone, Grant Road, Clapham, London, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Queen's West Surreys for about 12 years.
Enlistment date3 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916).

FateKilled in Action 11 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death34
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialJeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs A.L. STONE, 71 Station Street, Northfleet, Kent, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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