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Albert STILES

Regimental number944
Place of birthYarraville, Victoria
Place of birthWilliamstown, Victoria
SchoolWilliamstown State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine-driver
Address138 Osborne Street, Williamstown
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7.25"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinFather, Benjamin Stiles, 138 Osborne Street, Williamstown
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 21 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death21 July 1916
Age at death20.6
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 67), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
119
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Benjamin and Martha STILES, 138 Osborne Street, Williamstown, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Melbourne, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 7 December 1915.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 21 July 1916.

Buried Eaton Hall Military Cemetery by Reverend G. Cranston, no date recorded.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, STILES Albert

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