Regimental number | 533 |
Place of birth | Bretton West, North Wakefield, Yorks, England |
School | Bretton National School and later Sureet St Council School, Leeds, Yorks, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 16 |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 53 Sweet Street, Holbeck, Leeds, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Ann stocks, 53 Sweet Street, Holbeck, Leeds, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Two ships left from Melbourne carrying the 31st Battalion Headquarters and Companies A, B, C and D: HMAT A62, 'Wandilla', on 9 November 1915 and HMAT A41, 'Bakara', on 5 November 1915. It is not possible from the Embarkation Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Served with the White Star Liner Baltic 12 months between England and America. Worked passage later to Australia at the age of 16 years. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Ypres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No. 41), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Elizabeth Ann ADAMSON (formerly STOCKS), 10 Jameson Street, Meanwood Road, Leeds, England, and the late Frederick William STOCKS. Native of Bretton, Wakefield, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |