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Harry Tetchner STONE

Regimental number567
Date of birth21 January 1885
Place of birthWorcester, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 6.75"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Stone, Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
Previous military serviceServed for 4 months in the Imperial Yeomanry, England.
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Place of enlistmentGladstone, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Postal Corps
FateReturned to Australia 13 February 1917
Discharge date26 April 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked for active service abroad, 24 September 1914.

Transferred from 2nd Light Horse Regiment to Anzac Divisional Headquarters, 20 September 1915.

Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force and disembarked at Marseilles, 12 April 1916.

Forfeits 11 days pay - Absent without Explaination from 8.15 p.m. 25 April 1916 to 8.15 p.m. 28 April 1916, 1 May 1916. To Australian Post Office, No. 4, France. With Base Post Office, London, 2 May 1916.

Discharged from 3rd Auxiliary Hospital for furlough and to report at Weymouth, 27 December 1916.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; disembarked Brisbane, 12 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 26 April 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSecond given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Fetchner; on Nominal Roll as Tetchmer.
Date of death20 June 1949
Age at death64
SourcesNAA: B2455, STONE Harry Tetchner

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