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Walter John STOKES

Regimental number328
Place of birthRode near Bath, England
SchoolWesleyan Day School, Rode, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm labourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinHenry Thomas Stokes, Road via Bath, Somerset, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal Marines Light Infantry.
Enlistment date22 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 June 1915
Place of death or woundingSuvla Bay, Gallipoli, Turkey
Age at death43
Age at death from cemetery records43
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
71
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Harriet STOKES. Native of Rode, Bath, England. Killed in action 20th May, 1915

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