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Gerald Cunliffe STONES

Place of birthCambridge, England
SchoolGrammar School, Derby, England
Age on arrival in Australia30
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOrchardist
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinBrother, Francis Dawbain Stones, Derby, England
Previous military serviceServed for several years in the Territorial Force Notts & Derbyshire Regiment.
Enlistment date27 April 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A53 Itria on 18 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 May 1917
Place of death or woundingRafa, Palestine
Age at death34
Place of burialKantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 32), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
4
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Maria Y. STONES. Native of Wisbech, England

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