Regimental number | 4634 |
Place of birth | Jerry's Plains, New South Wales |
School | Marist Brothers School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Horse trainer |
Address | 312 Livingstone Road, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Brother, A Stone, 312 Livingstone Road, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Moree, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 11), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 160 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Francis and Mary STONE. Native of Jerry's Plains, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 14601 Pte Walter Adrian Kingdon STONE MM, 49th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 September 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 16 February 1916; disembarked Egypt, 22 March 1916. Joined 54th Bn, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Found guilty, 26 April 1916, of being in the town of Ismailia without a pass about 2055 hours and contrary to Routine Orders: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2640607: 'No trace Germany. Cert by Capt Mills. 10.10.19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STONE John Gregory Ambrose
Red Cross file 2640607 |