Regimental number | 18944 |
Place of birth | 211 Kent St, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Petersham Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Loco fireman |
Address | 171 Victoria Street, Leisham, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, W Stimson, 171 Victoria Street, Leisham, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets Petersham Public School, Private and Corporal. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 27 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | His father served in the Imperial Army 57th Regt and rose to be a Color Sergeant in that Regt. Discharged in Ceylon 1879 to serve on the State Railway. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. II), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Harriet STIMSON, 171 Victoria Street, Lewisham, New South Wales. Native of Sydney, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin William Arthur Stimson 7th Regt Light Horse served throughout the war, Egypt, Gallipoli and Palestine. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |