Regimental number | 2425 |
Place of birth | Cutcomlee, Somerset, England |
School | Cutcomleee School, nr Taunton, Somerset, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 36 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 38 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Stone, Cutcomlee, Taunton, Somersetshire, England |
Previous military service | Served in the British Army (Devonshire Infantry) in India and in the South African War (at Ladysmith). |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was one of the last three in the trenches during the evacuation from Gallipoli. (details from mother) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 39 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. II), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Mary STONE (formerly HILL), Luckwell Bridge, Wheddon Cross, Somerset, England, and the late John HILL |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Promoted to Temporary Sergeant, Composite Company, 9th Bn, Gallipoli, 1 October 1915. Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 31 October 1915, and reverted to the rank of Private. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915. Promoted to Lance Corporal, Tel el Kebir, 8 January 1916. Transferred to 54th Bn, 12 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Promoted Corporal, 1 March 1916; Sergeant, 1 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Killed in action, 19/20 July 1916. Buried at Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend James Green, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HILL Ernest |