Regimental number | 567 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Worcester, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Accountant |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William Stone, Bewdley, Worcestershire, England |
Previous military service | Served for 4 months in the Imperial Yeomanry, England. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Gladstone, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Army Postal Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked for active service abroad, 24 September 1914. Transferred from 2nd Light Horse Regiment to Anzac Divisional Headquarters, 20 September 1915. Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force and disembarked at Marseilles, 12 April 1916. Forfeits 11 days pay - Absent without Explaination from 8.15 p.m. 25 April 1916 to 8.15 p.m. 28 April 1916, 1 May 1916. To Australian Post Office, No. 4, France. With Base Post Office, London, 2 May 1916. Discharged from 3rd Auxiliary Hospital for furlough and to report at Weymouth, 27 December 1916. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; disembarked Brisbane, 12 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 26 April 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Fetchner; on Nominal Roll as Tetchmer. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 64 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STONE Harry Tetchner |