Regimental number | 944 |
Place of birth | Yarraville, Victoria |
Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria |
School | Williamstown State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Engine-driver |
Address | 138 Osborne Street, Williamstown |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Benjamin Stiles, 138 Osborne Street, Williamstown |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Rue-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 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STILES Albert |