Regimental number | 682 |
Place of birth | Bentleigh, Victoria |
School | Bentleigh State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Ban Street, Moorabbin, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5.75" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Stone, Ban Street, Moorabbin, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets, Area 47A. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Son of Abel Stone A.B. Seaman of the Historical Birkenhead wrecked off South African Coast. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 38), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 116 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Abel and Catherine STONE |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 10 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, 20 July 1916. Buried in Military Cemetery, Rue Petillon, by Reverend Thomas J. King, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STONE Paul Vincent |